space perception

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space perception

Near and far

2009
Simple text and photographs introduce children to opposite concepts, with a focus on recognizing the difference between things that are near and far.

Holes

1995
Presents the concept of holes from a child's viewpoint, and looks at their good and bad appearances in objects like buckets, teeth, and doughnuts.

Inside and outside

1995
Discusses concepts of inside and outside and how they vary according to one's perception.

Grandfather's shape story

2007
A young girl learns about shapes such as triangles and parallelograms from her grandfather, who teaches her using a special puzzle and a story.

Blue sea

1979
Several fishes of varying size introduce space relationships and size differences.

Blue sea

1992
Presents a children's book for young readers that teaches the concept of size.

Over, under & through

1987
Photographs demonstrate the spatial concepts expressed in twelve words such as around, across, between, against, and behind.

Let's find rain forest animals

up, down, around
2007
Photographs of rain forest animals and simple text introduce readers to the meaning of words such as "up," "down," "around," and "between.".

Over, under & through, and other spatial concepts

1973
Photographs demonstrate the spatial concepts expressed in twelve words such as around, across, between, against, and behind.

You are here

why we can find our way to the moon but get lost in the mall
2009
Discusses how technologies such as GPS and GoogleEarth have hindered the human sense of direction, and describes how various animal species have an innate ability for navigation.

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