Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes: A Fun MathStart Story About Teaching 3-D Shapes for Children (Ages 6-10)

Really cute story. I used in my classroom with our shapes unit and now my own love this story and I love teaching them about 3D shapes while using it!

I used this book for my observation lesson when teaching kindergarten about 3D shapes. It is a cute story about a boy playing spaceships, and it describes different characteristics of the 3D shapes. My students loved it!

I did a lesson plan with this book for one of my classes. They all loved the book and activity in the back of the book. This is a great resource when teaching kids about 3D shapes. The back of the book has great resources for a lesson plan.

Love the math start series. Fun way to learn math!

I recently used this book as an introduction to geometry and the students loved it. We created substations and worked together as different color-coded crews as Mission Control Mathematicians. The students were engaged with the story of Captain Invincible and loved the ending!

I was surprised as how cute the book was. I have lent it out to all my teacher friends. I was hoping to get it sooner but I guess you cannot control the postal.

Had not read this book before purchasing it and can't wait to use it when we study shapes in my classroom. I am sure it will be a huge hit with my students.

3.5 year old loves it and learned these 3D shapes in one sitting. perfect.

This is one of the best Stuart Murphy books - my 3 year old is excited by the story and the constant 'dangers' faced by Captain Invincible, and loves getting me to read it to him. As a result, he knows the shapes - the cone, cube, pyrimid etc. Great learning book!!

I've given this four stars as it's one of the few books dedicated to making a story of 3D shapes. And it doesn't do a bad job. It's not the most captivating story but enough thAt the children will sit through it every now and again. I worried slightly that's it makes space into a scary space with poison gas, monsters etc (which the shapes help to ward off) but my son aged 4 seems to be ok with it.

Great book for linking literacy and math. The kids enjoy the problem-solving and shape spotting!

Was slightly disappointed with the amount of words written on each page. But for introducing shapes and talking about with your child afterwards, I would recommend this book. Giving it 4 stars due to the limited text on each page. Nevertheless, my 4 year enjoyed reading it several times. Would consider buying more from this author, specifically for my younger children 4 and under.