Me and the Measure of Things
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000F6Z70W |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable’s sixth collaboration in the Me series.
The energetic narrator of Me Counting Time and Me on the Map is back, this time introducing young readers to the units of measure. What’s the difference between a cup and an ounce? What gets measured in bushels and when do you use a scale? Easy-to-understand text and playful corresponding illustrations teach children the differences between wet and dry measurements, weight, size, and length. Me and the Measure of Things makes measurement fun–and comprehensible!. And all information is conveyed in a unique kid’s-eye perspective, using everyday objects and situations
Amazed at how interested my kids are in it ! Andre To be honest I bought this book purely for education value (and also because my little one likes the other books in this series so much), fully expecting that I'd have to coax my little ones into reading it while I found it stone cold boring (the author admittedly has a difficult task ahead of her - how is it humanly possible to write an interesting story about inches, pounds and ounces ?!? ) my 4 and 6 year olds ask me to read . "Five Stars" according to W. Clay. Good learning tool.. Focus on Measurement This is a good book for your first, second grade level students to help them focus on measurement and how it applies to their lives. Good introductory activity.
. That said, the artist's childlike illustrations are not particularly attractive and the young narrator's disproportionately large eyes are a bit disturbing. A young girl prepares breakfast using teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, and liquid measurements such as pints and quarts. The text itself is written clearly and in a conversational manner. From School Library Journal Grade 1-3-In an unusually thorough fashion for this audience, Sweeney defines the various units of measurement. However, the number of concepts introduced may be a little overwhelming for children to process in a single read.Louie Lahana, New York City Public Schools Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. The crayon illustrations include both pictorial and numeric references. From the "1 quart (32 ounces)" label on a milk carton to the "2,000 pounds=1 ton" note next to a 1-ton bag of gummy bears, the pictures effectively reinf