Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.

The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads-can it be?-three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is...

Students will learn about the concepts of tall and short using such topics as people, animals, and buildings.

"It's not only detectives who need to hone their powers of observation-it's all of us! Beginning readers will be delighted by this colorful book, which guides them in comparing objects and determining which is taller. Comparing heights of objects is a standard of elementary math classrooms, so conquering this essential skill puts young mathematicians ahead of the game!"--

"This deceptively simple concept book prompts the reader to compare pairs of objects and then choose which one has a particular attribute. At first the answer seems obvious ? until the page is turned to reveal a delightful twist! The thoughtful format and witty illustrations give away the answer to the question, Which is a hit book?" - Amazon.

Yes, animals are everywhere - in the world and in this book! Animals like squirrels, cats, horses, and ants. Some are big, others are small. Some are dirty, some are clean. Some have straight tails, some have curly (some have no tails!). Take a look and see the differences. A playful book about animals and opposites, with fun questions by an exciting new artist.

Explains how different things can be measured and compared by size or weight.

Eddie learns about size by seeing the big and small animals and objects around him.

Explains how to measure size and the tools we use to measure.

Illustrates the concept of big, bigger, and biggest by comparing the physical measurements of such large things as a blue whale, a mountain, a star, and the universe. Ilustra el concepto de grande, más grande, más grande y mediante la comparación de las mediciones físicas de tales cosas grandes como la ballena azul, una montaña, una estrella, y el universo.