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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 DVD (37 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join the LeapFrog friends as they discover that fun, learning-filled adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. There's a new machine at the Letter Factory, but no one knows what it's supposed to do. With only a map and a few clues, Leap, Lily, and Tad set out to unlock the machine's secret, embarking on an amazing journey that will teach them about shapes, fractions, and measurement, and give them the tools they need to solve the Great Shape Mystery....
12) Measure it!
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the practice of measurement using both imperial and metric systems. Includes activity, glossary, and index."--
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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viii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking readers from ancient Egypt, where measuring the annual depth of the Nile was an essential task, to the intellectual origins of the metric system in the French Revolution, and from the surprisingly...
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Gareth Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017
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24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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"We use scales more than we might notice in our daily lives. We weigh our food at stores, weigh our packages at the post office, and even weigh ourselves. Scientists use scales for important experiments, too. In this essential introduction to this super science tool, future scientists will learn about different kinds of scales. Theyll learn how to use scales to investigate objects in their everyday lives and come to appreciate how this often-used...
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Gareth Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017
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24 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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"Rulers seem like such simple tools, but their importance cant be overstated. Without rulersand the knowledge of how to use themso many inventions, buildings, and other man-made achievements would just fall apart. In this volume, readers will review the basics of rulers and observe them being used by young student-scientists as well as by professionals in the working world. Theyll even test out their own ruler skills as they find out that rulers rule...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In this wacky look at weight, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable introduce essential measurement units-from grams to pounds to tons. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series show how to measure trucks, trains, ducks, cranes, and more. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples make light work of...
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" In Nature Numbers, math is beautiful, recognizable, and all around us! Highly engaging pictures of animals and nature scenes, along with cool chalk illustrations, are used to introduce basic math concepts and encourage kids to see a world of numbers allaround them.K-2 math concepts include measuring. This book explores measuring elements of the rainforest with amazing nature pictures and chalk illustrations! "--
20) Measure it!
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"This informative book goes to great lengths to explain how scientists around the world use the metric system and related tools to help them compare, contrast, and analyze the measurement data they collect. Opportunities for hands-on learning make the content meaningful to readers as they refine their measuring skills."--
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