Burlington Public Library

In rhyming text, a sentence or two per page, cute cartoon animals explore the world of measuring, both in the English system and the Metric system. This book would not be useful for serious instruction; it is a nice introduction for preschoolers to the concept of measurement. Sometimes the need to accomplish a rhyme seems to get in the way of the clearest possible presentation of the material: "One inch looks like this and it's easy to miss, because...

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure length and distance"--

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure time--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure liquids"--

Want To Improve Your Culinary Skills? A Strong Math Background Will Help You Do Just That! Correlates To Emphasis On Students Applying Foundational Math Skills. Includes Text Features Such As Charts And Graphs.

Builds on the basic concepts of measuring using lively, colorful examples and simple games.

Contains an introduction to the concept of measurement, in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on the units of measure, such as how much, how many, how heavy, how tall, and how far.

"Your house is packed with big things and small things and everything in-between. How tall is your refrigerator? How long is your bed? How wide is your door? Colorful photographs and interactive, rhyming text will have early learners ready to measure after reading this picture book"--

Examines the ways in which capacity has been measured and discusses how area, volume, and other units of measure have evolved.