"Starting Off with..." is a brand new series written to give children aged 5 and upwards a head start in early maths. The full colour artwork supports and explains the text as well as being entertaining and motivating. A wide variety of activities gives opportunity for lots of practice in new skills. The content of each book ties in closely with the Numeracy Strategy in the UK. Wonderfully supported by colour artwork, Starting Off with Shapes names and explains all the most important 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes, pointing out how they are constructed from sides, faces angles, right angles and bases. Each title includes a word bank of key mathematical terms. Approved by educational and numeracy advisors. Peter Patilla is an infant maths specialist and an established OUP author on the "At Home With" series and the "My First Book of" series, illustrated by Julie Park. Liz Pichon is an established picture book artist who has published extensively with Walker Books, Transworld, Hodder, the Early Learning Centre, David Bennett, Random House, Ladybird, and other major publishing houses. This is Liz Pichon's first project with OUP.