On the Scale, a WeightyTale


Author/Illustrator: Brian P. Cleary/Brian Gable

Publisher/Place of Publication/Date: Millbrook Press, Minneapolis, MN. 2008

Price: $11.96

ISBN-13: 978-0-8225-7851-2
ISBN-10: 0-8225-7851-4


Dewey: 530.8

Reading Level: 2.2

Brief Description of Content: Illustrated book about weights and measures for early elementary students that is presented with humor.

Personal Review/Selection rationale: Highly regarded in reviews, this book, along with the series that contains it, discusses math concepts with humor and colorful illustration. The author has also published a series of books about grammar which I have seen and enjoyed. I plan to order this entire set(five titles) for my library. The publisher, Millbrook Press - a subsidiary of Lerner publishing, also offers other math-related titles for early elementary.

Review Sources:

Wilson's Children 07/01/09

Horn Book 04/01/09

Kirkus Review 08/01/08


Standards:
Will be used in conjunction with the math curriculum for grades kindergarten through third grade. It will used in conjunction with math units involving weights and measures.

Notes: Part of Follett series, "Math is CATegorical."

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