Kristen McCurry - Alike or Not Alike?: A Photo Sorting Game

by Kristen McCurry A+ books are published by Capstone Press, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003. www.capstonepub.com Copyright 2012 by Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Capstone Press, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McCurry, Kristen.

Alike or not alike? : a photo sorting game / by Kristen McCurry. p. cm.(A+ books. eye-look picture games) Includes bibliographical references. Summary: Simple text invites readers to sort groups of objects in full-color photosProvided by publisher. I. Title. II. Series. Series.

GV1507.P47M374 2012 793.73dc23 2011043258 Credits Jeni Wittrock, editor; Tracy Davies McCabe, designer; Marcie Spence, media researcher; Sarah Schuette, photo stylist, Marcy Morin, studio scheduler Photo Credits Capstone Studio: Karon Dubke, (top left)

The Eye-Look Picture Games series supports national math standards related to grouping and sorting and national language arts standards related to the use of comparisons and analogies. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The repetition of words and phrases helps early readers learn new words. Early readers may need assistance to read some words and to use the Read More and Internet Sites sections of the book. People group things together that are alike. Alike things are the same in some way.

But they may not be the same in every way. An orange and a beach ball are similar because they are round. A banana and an apple look very different, but theyre alike in that theyre both delicious fruits. Being round or being food are two examples of ways things can be alike.

This book is full of sorting games. Each game shows four objects.

One of them doesnt belong. Can you find the one thats not alike? Turn each page to check if you are right. Watch out! Finding the not-alikes can be trickier than it looks. Want to give it a try?

shoes hat bicycle mittens bicycle The bicycle is not alike. Why not? The other pictures show things that you wear. You cant wear a bicycle! elephant marble oak tree semitruck marble Why is the marble not alike? Look at its size.

A marble is small. The other things are all big.

bicycle tire clock face tambourine yield sign yield sign One of these shapes doesnt belong! The yield sign is a triangle. Look around at the others. Theyre all circles! rock dog goldfish flower rock What makes the rock different? A fish, a flower, and a dog are all living things. scissors hammer shoes spoon shoes Hands are handy. scissors hammer shoes spoon shoes Hands are handy.

You use a scissors, hammer, and spoon with your hands. But not shoes.

wagon strawberry ice pop apple wagon All of these things are red. What makes the wagon different? Even if you are very hungry, you cant eat a wagon. teddy bear scissors beach ball marble scissors Did you choose the scissors? Why? You can play with a doll, a ball, or a marble. skunk roses dirty socks garbage can