Presents an introduction to the concept of area, in simple text with illustrations, explaining what it is, how it is measured, on land and in the water, as well as explanations of different shapes.

Explains how to measure length, from using a ruler to calculating area.

Explains the concept of measurement, and shows how to measure things using rulers, yardsticks, and other tools.

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

"In Magnitude, Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke take us on an expansive journey to the limits of size, mass, distance, time, temperature in our universe, from the tiniest particle within the structure of an atom to the most massive galaxy in the universe; from the speed at which grass grows (about 2 to 6 inches a month) to the speed of light. Fully-illustrated with four-color drawings and infographics throughout and organized into sections including...

Photographs and brief text show how to measure length, weight, temperature, and time.

Teaches the concept of measurement to children from the prekindergarten level to grade two through a story in which Addison, Multiplex, Mina, Split, and the other math monsters build a playhouse.

Introduces several measuring systems such as the Egyptian system, the inch-pound system, and the metric system.