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Author
Series
Bright and early book volume BE 16
Publisher
Beginner Books
Pub. Date
[1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Time to play outside! It's easy for a young boy to feel small in a world that is made up of big, big things. But when he takes a closer look, he discovers that he is big, too. His dog is smaller than he is, and his cat is smaller than his dog. And the teeny-tiny ant crawling through the grass? Even smaller!"--Amazon.
3) Big little
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Some things are big. Some things are little. But everything is fun!
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dinosaurs are famous for being big, but some of the most interesting ones were small. Young readers compare six tiny dinosaurs with their massive counterparts and learn that being big isn't everything. Sometimes it's very good to be small"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
What makes a human society too big? What about a human being? Which alternative energy sources have the best chance of scaling and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? Why do tall people make more money? What makes a face beautiful? How about a cathedral? How can changing the size of your plates help you lose weight?
To answer the most important questions of our age, we must understand size. Neither bacteria nor empires are immune to its laws....
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A book about feeling tiny in a big world. Some things around us are small. And some are large. Would your perspective of the world change if you were an elephant? What if you were an itty-bitty flea? I bet it feels a lot smaller than you and me! Normal-sized objects to us must look like giant ones to tiny creatures like ants and ladybugs. What's small to us can be large to another. Can You See Me? is a fascinating and joyful look at perspective,...
14) Actual size
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
15) Are you small?
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Are YOU small? This tiny question allows readers to zoom in from an average-sized kid down to a single quark"--
16) Tamaño
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Junior, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Introduce el concepto de medición mediante el uso de antónimos como grande y pequeño, grueso y delgado, etc.
Introduces the concept of measurement by using antonyms such as big and little, thick and thin, etc.
17) I'm mighty!
Author
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little tugboat shows how he can bring big ships into the harbor even though he is small.
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For years, Meg Boggs believed the narrative told to her by society: she thought that as a plus-sized woman, she could never be fit; she could never be strong; she could never love exercise; she could never be enough. But when Meg became a mom, she decided to rethink her preconceived notions and embrace her body for what it is, not what diet culture said it should be.
19) I'm not little!
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Little Shaggy, a fuzzy little monster, is tired of everyone calling him little until his mother brings his new baby sister home and Little Shaggy suddenly misses being the youngest.
20) Up to my knees!
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--
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