Level 1 measurement
Ernest, by Catherine RaynerPublisher: MacMillan ISBN: 9780230712553
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Description | Ernest the Moose is TOOO big to fit in this regular size book and after many attempts to squish in, he and his friend come up with a solution: increase the area of the book. Now he fits perfectly. | |
Mathematics | Area and size. | |
Guess how much I love you, by Sam McBratneyPublisher: Walker Books ISBN: 9781406342864
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Description | Little Nut Brown Hare discovers it is difficult to measure love using his experiences with length and height. | |
Mathematics | Length and non standard units. | |
Twice my size, by Adrian MitchellPublisher: Igloo Books ISBN: 0747541884
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A comparative exploration of a series of friends, each one “twice the size” of the previous one.
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Mathematics | Size, comparison, vocabulary. | |
Good Morning, Good Night, by Erin DevlinPublisher: Reed (2007) ISBN: 9780143503842
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Description | Exploration of the concepts of night and day and how "the day unit" is divided up by nocturnal and day time creatures - especially kiwi. | |
Mathematics |
Time.
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Little giant, by Simone LiaPublisher: Gullane Children's Books ISBN: 1862334935
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The girl is the smallest in the family, but in her imagination she can be as big as she wants.
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Mathematics | Relative size. | |
Tall, by Jez AlboroughPublisher: Walker Books ISBN: 1406301736
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Description | Comparison of height of animals. | |
Mathematics |
Relative size.
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How Big is Big? by Gretel WatsonPublisher: ABC Books ISBN: 9780733323812
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Description | Mrs. Watson and her class decide to explore how big is big? This question leads them on a journey of discovery. | |
Mathematics |
Length, volume, mass.
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Diary of a Baby Wombat, by Jackie FrenchPublisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 9780007351756
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Description | The daily life of a baby wombat. | |
Mathematics |
Time.
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How Big was a Dinosaur? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2011) ISBN: 9781409506775
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the dimensions of dinosaurs by travelling back in time. Includes a large poster to illustrate the comparisons. | |
Mathematics |
Length, time, scale.
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How High is the Sky? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2008) ISBN: 9781409583202
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the concept of height by following his curiosity up to the sky. Includes a large poster to illustrate the concepts. | |
Mathematics |
Length.
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How Deep is the Sea? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2009) ISBN: 9780746096086
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin follows his curiosity to explore the measurement idea of depth by diving into the sea and finding the creatures at different depths. Includes large poster. | |
Mathematics |
Length.
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Time to Sleep, by Annemarie FlorianPublisher: Reed (2004) ISBN: 1869486749
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Description | Kiwi has trouble sleeping during the day because all the other animals are making too much noise. But when night comes it is kiwi's turn to be loud! | |
Mathematics |
Time.
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Level 2 measurement
Diary of a worm, by Doreen CroninPublisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 006000150X
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Description |
A juvenile worm keeps a journal over several weeks documenting the events of his life.
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Mathematics | Time, date, months. | |
365 Penguins, by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle JolivetPublisher: Abrams ISBN: 9780810944602
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Description | On day one a penguin turns up, day by day the numbers grow. | |
Mathematics |
Time, factors, grouping.
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Pepetuna, by Denise WhitmorePublisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780143504962
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Description | The life cycle of a Pepetuna moth in relation to the life of a child. | |
Mathematics |
Symmetry (Level 1), timelines (Level 2).
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In a minute, by Shelagh McNicholasPublisher: Little Bee ISBN: 9781845392406
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Description | Duration of a minute using the saying 'In a minute'. | |
Mathematics |
Time.
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Get up and go!, by Stuart J. MurphyPublisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9780064467049
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Description |
The dog uses a simple timeline to track the time taken by a little girl as she gets ready to go to school.
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Mathematics |
Addition with time. |
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Before and after: A book of nature timescapes, by Jan ThornhillPublisher: Greey de Pencier Books ISBN: 18956889612
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Description |
Pictures of natural habitats are shown before and after a time lapse ranging from a few seconds to one year.
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Mathematics | Time, standard units, vocabulary. | |
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. | |
Jim and the Beanstalk, by Raymond BriggsPublisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780140500776
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Description | Jim befriends the giant and needs to measure him up for some new glasses and teeth. | |
Mathematics |
Length.
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How Big was a Dinosaur? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2011) ISBN: 9781409506775
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the dimensions of dinosaurs by travelling back in time. Includes a large poster to illustrate the comparisons. | |
Mathematics |
Length, time, scale.
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How High is the Sky? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2008) ISBN: 9781409583202
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin explores the concept of height by following his curiosity up to the sky. Includes a large poster to illustrate the concepts. | |
Mathematics |
Length.
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How Deep is the Sea? by Anna MilbournePublisher: Usborne (2009) ISBN: 9780746096086
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Description | Pipkin the Penguin follows his curiosity to explore the measurement idea of depth by diving into the sea and finding the creatures at different depths. Includes large poster. | |
Mathematics |
Length.
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Henry's Map by David ElliotPublisher: Random House (2013) ISBN: 9781775533306
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Description | "Henry is a particular sort of pig" and in an effort to record the proper place for everything on the farm he sets out to create a map. A great story about representing a 3-D environment in a 2-D map and ground views and bird's eye views. | |
Mathematics |
Simple maps.
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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?" | |
Mathematics |
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: 9781406305487
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Description |
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. | |
In a minute, by Shelagh McNicholasPublisher: Little Bee ISBN: 9781845392406
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Description | Duration of a minute using the saying 'In a minute'. | |
Mathematics |
Time.
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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. |
Level 4 measurement
Counting on Frank, by Rod ClementPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) ISBN: 039570393X
Activity based on this book. |
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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?" | |
Mathematics |
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. | |
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. | |
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. |