author/illustrator: Sven Völker
ages: 3+
36 pages
21 x 28 cm
Hardback
English
Cicada
Rights sold: German, Turkish
Represented: worldwide except for Asia, Italy, Turkey
The Museum of Shapes
Alma is curating an exhibition at the Museum of Shapes. Learn all about the shapes that make our world and help her put her exhibition together!
Welcome to the Museum of Shapes. Alma is the curator of the museum. She decides which shapes should go where. Triangles have three sides and three angles. Can you help Alma find all the triangles on the shelves?
Alma’s favourite shape is a circle. All the points on the edge of a circle are the same distance from its centre. Not all shapes are geometric. Some lines are wiggly and messy. Can you make a wiggly line with your body?
This is an engaging and informative book about the shapes that make up our world. The narrative framework is complemented by interactive texts and gorgeous, minimalist illustration, shedding new light on the beauty of geometry.
IN THE MEDIA
"A visual treat guaranteed to entrance budding mathematicians". - Kirkus Starred Review
THE AUTHOR
Sven Völker is a Berlin-based author/illustrator and a professor in graphic design. His first book, A Million Dots, was a New York Times' Best Illustrated Children’s Book’ winner in 2019, and his illustrations from Are We There Yet? were part of the 2024 Bologna Book Fair Illustrators' Exhibition.