What Is the Shape of My Ears?

By Lisa Weckbacher

What is the shape of a donkey’s ears?
A horse’s ears?
A cat’s ears?
If you’re thinking triangle, that’s correct!
BUT … there are all sorts of triangles.
Triangles can be long, short, skinny, fat—even stubby!

In What Is the Shape of My Ears?, the second title in the Shape Stories with Farm Friends series, children are introduced to the properties of triangles. The storyline stars Pearl (a clever miniature donkey) and her sidekick Duke (a humble miniature horse) who questions why ears—whether long or short—can still be the same shape. Together, the “Minis” explore the basic elements of triangles and learn that when you look closely, you find triangular shapes are EVERYWHERE!