Catalog Search Results
204) Measure it!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From metric system to standard system this book will help kids develop the skills they need. A simple activity at the end of the book encourages kids to put length and distance to use!
205) Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The story of mariners' centuries-long search for ways of determining longitude that tells not only of the scientific advances but of the perseverance, pettiness, politics, & interesting anecdotes involved. Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer. Full of heroism and chicanery, brilliance and the absurd, it is...
207) Which is taller?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"It's not only detectives who need to hone their powers of observation-it's all of us! Beginning readers will be delighted by this colorful book, which guides them in comparing objects and determining which is taller. Comparing heights of objects is a standard of elementary math classrooms, so conquering this essential skill puts young mathematicians ahead of the game!"--
209) Height
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how height and altitude are measured, explains the differences in height measurement scales, and how altitude is used in everyday measurement.
210) Measuring
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Photographs and brief text show how to measure length, weight, temperature, and time.
211) Which is longer?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Understanding measurable attributes such as length is an imperative skill for future mathematicians-and everyone else! This valuable volume provides practical examples to readers, asking them to compare the lengths of familiar objects on the colorful pages. Accessible text encourages vocabulary acquisition and allows beginning readers to build confidence in their emerging literacy"--
214) Length and width
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A book for young readers about the concepts of length and width and how both apply to the world around them."--
216) Why we measure
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Explains that people take measurements to find out how tall, how long, how far, how fast, how heavy, how much, and what size.
218) Why we measure
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Uses real-life examples to demonstrate the importance of measuring and measuring correctly.