How Big Is a Foot?

by Rolf Müller and Rolf Myller

Book Overview

For use in schools and libraries only. With the Queen's birthday only days away, the King is concerned that the royal carpenters will not be able to build her a bed because they do not know how to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440404959
• ISBN13: 9780440404958
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 4.5" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

good introduction to measurement

I am a Kindergarten teacher, and I used this book with my class when we studied measurement. It was a great way to show the students why it is necessary to have standard units of measure. They really liked it.

Helpful book!

I am a kindergarten teacher. I read this book to my students to introduce to them how to compare standard and nonstandard units of measurement as well as to highlight the need for uniform measuring tools. How Big is a Foot? clearly illustrates the difference between the length of a person's foot and a foot long ruler. After reading this book we made tracings of our own feet and cut out foot long foot shapes to make an outline of our own beds that were 4 ft x 6 ft. That was a graphic illustration of the concepts covered in this book - the children loved it! I highly recommend How Big is a Foot? to primary teachers!

Great intro to measurement concepts

This is a cute little story about a king commissioning a bed to be made for the queen. The measurements given a 3ft by 6 ft. That is...3 KINGS ft by 6 KINGS ft. Too bad the carpenter is as small as a Kindergartener! Well, nearly. My daughter (5) and I read this story and then compared each other's feet. We used outlines of our feet to measure items around the room and discussed why the measurements were different. We got out the measuring tape and discussed WHY we need a standard of measurement. Helped introduce measurement concepts in an easy way.

three kids-six feet

I read the book to my three younger cousins. They really enjoyed it and thought it was funny. After reading them the story I showed them how big a foot is, then we made an outline of each of thier foot and I showed them how many of their feet made a real foot. This book was a great intro to teaching kids about measurement.

Great for introducing the need for a standard of measurement

This story is an excellent source to use with children who are beginning to learn about measurement. It enables them to see that there is a need for a standard unit of measure in the world. It is an amusing tale that will start children thinking without them knowing it!