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3) Measuring
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 17 x 24 cm.
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English
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Photographs and brief text show how to measure length, weight, temperature, and time.
5) Why pi?
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93 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
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English
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Focusing on how people from ancient Egyptians to modern scientists have used numbers to measure things through the ages, "Why Pi?" makes math interesting and is filled with games, puzzles, brainteasers, and fun facts.
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ix, 292 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
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English
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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....
8) 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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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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"Eight outside-the-box measuring units, from ducks to donuts, introduce pre-readers to the math concept of volume. Wonderous composite photos and a dash of text illustrate the volume of a bus, a bathtub, a teacup, and more in fresh, non-standard ways"--
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viii, 423 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day. 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...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
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The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?
16) Oh So Tiny bunny
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Oh So Tiny, a very small bunny, dreams every night of being big until he discovers one advantage to being small.
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31 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"An exploration of the metric system, including centimeters, grams, and liters"--
"Used in almost every country in the world, the metric system is an easy-to-use way of calculating length, distance, weight, and volume. Look at the label of a soft drink. You'll see both ounces and milliliters or gallons and liters listed. For kids who love to interact with their environment and measure and build things, knowledge of the metric system is a must. Filled...
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"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...
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