Squares & Other Shapes: with Josef Albers

透過Josef Albers的藝術學習不同形狀的奇妙

《Squares & Other Shapes》利用Josef Albers的生動藝術作品，引導孩子們探索各種幾何形狀，每頁展示一幅作品，從正方形開始，並且在整本書中反覆出現，形成一種熟悉的節奏。這些充滿活力的形狀之間的變化增添了書籍的視覺豐富性，附帶的文字提供了易於理解且引人入勝的評論，鼓勵讀者進行討論。

Josef Albers 是20世紀現代主義的領軍人物之一，以《Homages to the Square》系列畫作和《Interaction of Color》一書而聞名。Albers 是一位教師、作家、畫家、理論家，在這本開創性的書中，他的影響力藝術被用來教授形狀，這是年幼孩子學習的最重要概念之一。

這本必備系列書籍中的每一本，都以著名藝術家的經典作品來教學，幫助幼兒學習最重要的早期學習概念。每個概念都通過精選的精美藝術作品進行有趣的探索，附帶的文字則以機智、對話式的評論來豐富閱讀體驗，並提供有關藝術家的簡介。本系列的其他書籍展示了Pablo Picasso、Henri Matisse、Ellsworth Kelly 和 Alexander Calder 的藝術。

Learn the wonder of different shapes through the art of Josef Albers

Squares & Other Shapes uses the vivid artworks of Josef Albers to guide children through a wide range of geometrics, one artwork per page, beginning with squares and returning to them as a familiar refrain throughout. The variations between the vibrant shapes adds to the book’s visual richness, and the accompanying text provides a relatable and engaging commentary that will encourage discussion.

Josef Albers was a leading pioneer of 20th-century Modernism, best known for his Homages to the Square paintings, and his publication Interaction of Color. Albers was a teacher, a writer, a painter, a theorist, and, in this groundbreaking book, his influential art is used to teach shapes, one of the most important concepts for young children to learn.

Each title in this must-own series of artful read-aloud board uses masterpieces by celebrated artists to teach one of the top early-learning concepts for toddlers. Each concept is explored playfully through a curated selection of beautifully reproduced artworks while the accompanying text enriches the experience with witty, conversational commentary and an ‘about the artist’ text. Companion books in this series feature the art of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Ellsworth Kelly, and Alexander Calder.