Description: The most basic shape in the world is the triangle, made up of three sides. Add one more side, and it becomes a square; add another, a pentagon; another still, a hexagon. The more sides a shape gains, the closer it gets to becoming a circle. This picture book humorously explores how various polygons form starting from the triangle, and helps children discover the shapes hiding in everyday objects around them. Author: Marilyn Burns Recent Works: Raise the Power of Thinking Children, The World's Most Fun Spaghetti Math, Math for Geniuses, and more (74 titles total) About the Author: A renowned math education expert in the United States, Marilyn Burns has spent more than 40 years developing unique math programs that help children and teachers discover the joy of mathematics. She has published more than 20 books for math teachers and math majors, as well as over a dozen fun math books for elementary school students. In 1984, she founded Math Solutions Professional Development, an organization that offers lectures and training programs for math teachers and elementary schools to promote math education and logical thinking skills. In 1996, she received the Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics for her contributions to math education, and in 1997 she received the Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education from the Association for Women in Mathematics. Illustrator: Gordon Silveria Recent Works: 3 titles total About the Illustrator: Born in San Francisco, Gordon Silveria studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he has taught drawing since 2004. As an artist, he has worked on projects ranging from murals to T-shirt designs. His illustrated books include The Greedy Triangle. Translator: Shin Hyung-geon Recent Works: The Hat with Wheels, Poems and Encyclopedias Found in Nature, The Everlasting Undershirt, and more (122 titles total) About the Translator: Born in 1965 in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Shin Hyung-geon graduated from the Department of Dentistry at Kyung Hee University. He made his literary debut in 1984 after winning the Saebeot Literary Award, and has since received the Korea Literature Award, the Korean Children's Book Award, the Seo Deok-chul Literary Award, and the Yoon Seok-jung Literary Award. His published works include the poetry collections The Country Where Giants Live, Belly Button, Wiggling Hips, The Polar Bear Who Drinks Cola, Breath, and The Hat with Wheels, as well as the essay collection The Dentist Who Eats Picture Books. His translated works include I Love You, I Love You, I Love You, The Man Who Walked Between the Twin Towers, Atuk, The Grandmother Who Loved to Name Things, I'm Good at Drawing Animals, The Great Leaf Uproar, and Grandfather Sunset.