Ocean State Libraries

Charlie, the smallest child in his first grade class, is amazed to discover that of the three pumpkins his teacher brings to school, the tiniest one has the most seeds.

"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--

Photographs and easy text introduce the concepts of size and opposites.

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.

Two siblings compare the sizes of things they are familiar with, from the buses they ride to the beds they sleep in.

Photographs of animals and objects in larger and smaller sizes suggest comparisons between the two.

Presents information about very large things, including the Empire State Building, the blue whale, the Atlas moth, the Queen Mary 2, and giant sequoias.

Uses different animals to introduce the concept of size, comparing, for example, the length of a ring-tailed lemur's tail with that of a Boston terrier.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In this playful look at patterns, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable provide many examples of repeating sequences of shapes, colors, objects, and more. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series show how patterns can be found all around us. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, and kid-friendly examples make pattern practice...