How Tall Was Milton?

In this fairy tale, it takes a village to figure out the height of a friendly giant. The townspeople's earnest, yet humorous, attempts to gauge just how big Milton is convey the importance of standard units of measurement. The story even accounts for the real-life origin of such funny-sounding units as feet.

About the author

Lawrence Lowery taught in the Oakland, CA, public schools before becoming a professor of science education at the University of California, Berkeley. He has more than 40 years' experience creating science activities and programs, developing curricula, and writing articles and books, including the NSTA Press publication The Everyday Science Sourcebook and the I Wonder Why series.

Summary

In this fairy tale, it takes a village to figure out the height of a friendly giant. The townspeople’s earnest, yet humorous, attempts to gauge just how big Milton is convey the importance of standard units of measurement. The story even accounts for the real-life origin of such funny-sounding units as feet.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence F Lowery, Lawrence F. Lowery
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 5 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2012
• EAN: 9781936959433
• ISBN: 978-1-936959-43-3
• No. of pages: 40
• Dimensions: 234 mm x 246 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Series: I Wonder Why (Hardcover); I Wonder Why; I Wonder Why (Hardcover)
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology