Article: ON THE SHELF.(Books)(Review)

Byline: Natalie Soto, Annie Oakley, Peter Thorpe, Verna Noel Jones

CHILDREN

A TRIANGLE FOR ADAORA: An African Book of Shapes

By Ifeoma Onyefulu (Dutton Children's Books, $16.99, ages 3 to 8).

Adaora's cousin worries when the young girl won't eat her slice of paw-paw because of the pretty star shape in the middle. He runs down the list of ``other interesting shapes,'' and Adaora decides she wants to see a triangle because she likes the word. So he takes her on a journey through their African village, where they encounter every shape but the one they seek. Along the way, small information boxes explain the objects or plants, which are ...

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