Alamosa Public Library

Circular shapes are spotted in familiar objects and everyday situations.

Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.

Sir Cumference drinks a magic potion that turns him into a dragon and his son Radius searches for the magic number known as Pi which will restore him to his former self.

A missing piece, looking for someone to carry it along, finally develops its own momentum.

Shows how to cut a basic circle into arcs and curves and use the pieces to draw birds, animals, snowmen, fish, and many other objects and designs.

"In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace from a world he has found too messy for justice, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are claimed by his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another, trying to stay a step ahead of the...

All around are round things such as a doughnut, a button, a coin, cookies, and the spots on a wee ladybug as the townspeople prepare a feast for their king.

Look around you! You can find circles everywhere. They are on the wheels of cars. They are on the coins in our pockets. Easy text and large pictures help early readers discover that circles are fun!

The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.