Picture books with level 3 measurement content
Level 3 measurement
Counting on Frank, by Rod ClementPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) ISBN: 039570393X
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| Description | A boy asks and answers questions such as "how long a line will my ball point pen draw?", and "how many humpback whales would fit in my house?" | |
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Measurement.
Enlargement.
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How big is it? A book all about bigness, by Ben HillmanPublisher: Scholastic ISBN:0439918081
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| Description | This is an exploration of the comparative size of “big” things when they are set alongside common or well known references. | |
| Mathematics | Length, volume, area. | |
How fast is it? A zippy book all about speed, by Ben HillmanPublisher: Scholastic ISBN: 0439918677
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| Description | This is an exploration of the comparative speed of very fast and very slow things when they are compared to common or well known references. | |
| Mathematics | Rate, distance, time. | |
How strong is it? A mighty book all about strength, by Ben HillmanPublisher: Scholastic ISBN:0439918669
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| Description | This is an exploration of the comparative strength of “strong” things when they are compared to common or well known references. | |
| Mathematics | Rate, mass. | |
Belonging, by Jeannie BakerPublisher: Walker Books ISBN: 0744592275
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A wordless book that depicts the first 24 years of a person’s life documenting the changes that occur within her room, her life and outside in her community.
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| Mathematics | Time, years, decades. | |
The story of everything: From the big bang until now, by Neal LaytonPublisher: Barron’s ISBN: 0764159852
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A interactive pop-up book that gives a humourous account of the history of the universe and evolution of life on earth.
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| Mathematics | Time, millennia, centuries, years, million. | |
The Emperor's Army, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1589806905
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| Description | The discovery of the Terra-cotta Army provides the main character with the opportunity to uncover the mystery of its creation and explore the concept of volume. | |
| Mathematics | Volume, space. | |
The Warlord's Kites, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1589801806
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| Description | The characters use their understanding of how to calculate area as a way to create kites and frighten away and invading army. | |
| Mathematics | Area, 2-D shape. | |
Zachary Zormer shape transformer, by Joanne ReisbergPublisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781570918766
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A interactive pop-up book that gives a humourous account of the history of the universe and evolution of life on earth.
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| Mathematics | Area, length, perimeter. | |
The Warlord's Fish, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1565549643
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| Description | A story about the creation of a compass to assist the characters in finding their way home after being lost in a storm. Describes pathways, direction and workings of a compass. | |
| Mathematics | Compass direction. | |
The Warlord's Messengers, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1589802713
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| Description | As a deadline looms the characters must use their knowledge of rate and velocity to insure they arrive at the banquet on time. | |
| Mathematics | Rate, speed. | |
The Warlord's Alarm, by Virginia Walton PilegardPublisher: Pelican ISBN: 1589803787
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| Description | In a time without clocks, the characters have to find a way to create an alarm that ensures they wake up in time. The answer is a water clock! | |
| Mathematics | Time, rate. | |
