A humorous introduction to measurement, providing a definition of length, and discussing inches, feet, yards, millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, and rulers.

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure length and distance"--

Presents the many things that readers could measure if they were inches or centimeters, and how long they are compared to one another.

A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.