How Long or How Wide?: A Measuring Guide

By Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable

Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their trademark sense of humor to the subject of measuring length. A rhyming text filled with funny examples explains how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length. Readers are also introduced to the tools they need to measure length—rulers, metersticks, and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781467742535

Brian P. Cleary

Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he's put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

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[bgiancola_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The book brings a sense of humor to the subject of measuring length which children would find entertaining. The book is a rhyming text that has funny examples used to explain how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length. The book also introduces many tools that are needed to measure length.The illustrations are cartoon characters used to demonstrate to children how to measure objects. This book would be great for elementary classrooms. I rate this book a 5 out of 5 because it provides accurate information about the metric and U.S. customary system and is entertaining and will grab the attention of young children.

[jlowens4 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story, "How Wide of How Long" is a math information book about measuring length. The story has many different scenarios were length is the answer. This was a great story to use when introducing measuring length to the students. The book as definitions and a clear plott that truly helps explain the concept to the students.

[sjeannem · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a fabulous book! They used rhymes to talk about measurement and I used a kind of singsong voice to read the book and even my 3 year old was running around the rest of the day talking about inches and feet and centimeters. The illustration was great and very engaging for children.