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21) Call me Calvin
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Calvin is frustrated that he is not growing big, tall, or strong like his dad and wonders if there is more to being a man than just size and strength.
22) 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.
23) Longitud
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Junior
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Este t̕tulo explica qǔ es la longitud y los diferentes tipos de formas, como pulgadas y yardas, para medirla. Tambǐn ofrece ejemplos cotidianos de cosas que se pueden medir en longitud" --- www.abdobooks.com
"This title explains what length is and the different kinds of ways, like inches and yards, to measure it. It also gives everyday examples of things that can be measured in length"--- www.abdobooks.com
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"How Many Mice Make an Elephant? And Other Big Questions about Size and Distance introduces children to a world of fascinating information by comparing sizes and distances in an easily relatable way. A wide range of subjects are covered, including animals, the human body, engineering, Earth, and space, to explore the answers to questions such as "How many ice cubes make an iceberg?", "How many high jumps to the Moon?" and "How many planet Earths fit...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Join two curious kids as they explore their backyard, and contemplate their place within our vast universe in this adorable picture book that s full of comparisons to help kids understand cosmic size. Pluto is the smallest planet in our solar system, but how small is small? Join two curious kids as they explore their backyard, and contemplate their place within our vast universe."--
27) Grande y pequeño
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
This title will teach readers all things big and small using examples like animals, fun objects, and other things that they would recognize in their everyday lives. Complete with colorful and fun photos! Images complement each other so that readers will learn what opposites are and how to recognize them in their daily lives. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.--
28) Oh so tiny bunny
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Oh so tiny, a very small bunny, dreams every night of being big until he discovers one advantage to being small.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up against something big? Accompanied by fascinating facts and figures, the life-size photographs in this book answer "What if?" and "How many?" for all kinds of creatures and objects. If you unravel all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times will that thread wrap around a city block? How many flowers does a hive of bees have to visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of...
31) See Bip grow!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple text relate how Zip, the unlucky alien magician, zaps Bip so they can play some ball, but things do not go according to plan when Bip grows so big that he flies away like a giant balloon. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Solve a problem with Puppy and a bag full of blocks in this gentle introduction to early math concepts. Puppy wants to build a bed out of blocks, one that is wide enough and long enough for a snooze. But there aren't enough rectangles, squares, and triangles. NOW WHAT? Build, measure, count, compare! Follow along as Puppy tries again and again and again and finally figures out how blocks of different shapes and sizes can fit together to build a bed...
34) Cloudette
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Mei planta una semilla y la ve crecer. Pronto, la plantita le llega hasta los dedos de los pies, luego las rodillas y luego la cintura. ¿Qǔ altura tendr̀? Involucra a los nįos pequęos en la exploraci̤n de medidas informales" -
"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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