How Big Is a Foot? (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Once upon a time there lived a King and his wife, the Queen..." (more)
Key Phrases: The King, Prime Minister, Chief Carpenter

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Product Description

Thrown in jail because the bed he made for the Queen is too small, an apprentice comes upwith a more accurate way of measuring size.

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The King wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed. The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (July 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440404959
• ISBN-13: 978-0440404958
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,698 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on non-standard measurement for teachers!, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

I used this book for a math lesson on non-standard measurement and the kids loved it! If you are a teacher-- it's worth getting!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for introducing the need for a standard of measurement, January 22, 1999

By A Customer

This story is an excellent source to use with children who are beginning to learn about measurement. It enables them to see that there is a need for a standard unit of measure in the world. It is an amusing tale that will start children thinking without them knowing it!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How Big is a Foot Review, September 22, 2004

By	Sara (Tucson, Az) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Big Is a Foot (Hardcover)

I recently read this book to a second grade class. The children loved the book, the only problem that I found was that the book is not that big, so reading it to 25 children was very difficult because they all wanted to see the pictures. The children thought that the book was funny, they laughed at the picture of the queen laying in the bed that was WAY too small for her. The book helped the children to understand what a foot was and after reading a book, you could see all the children measuring things with their feet as they were walking. The only negative thing that I will say about this book is that it is too small to read in front of a large group, this book would be so much better in reading groups or if they had a tape that went along with it so that the children could sit and listen to the tape and follow along with it.

Sara
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