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Math is everywhere when you're traveling! See who's on the move inside this bookand how we need math to finish the trip! You'll need your math smarts to calculate time, distance, and speed, choose the best route and type of transit, figure out time zones, plan travel expenses; and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!
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The ancient Romans certainly had a hand--and foot--in the way we measure distance today, but modern technology has advanced measuring techniques considerably. Scientists have used nanotechnology to make the study of even minuscule distances more tangible. Readers discover this information and much more through text and illustrations as they learn about the concepts involved and the tools used to measure distance.
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This entertaining and educational title helps familiarize young readers with distance measurements. From yards, to miles, to leagues, the easy-to-read book offers engaging pictures and simple sentences to illustrate each type of measurement fully. In no time, young readers will be able to use each measurement system for themselves. Fun facts and a quick quiz give young readers additional reading and learning. Sandcastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing...
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"The scale of things means how one thing compares in size to another. In this book, appealing illustrations help kids understand scale by taking them around the world--and even into space--to compare the distances that people have traveled on well-known journeys."--
8) The planets are very, very, very far away: a journey through the amazing scale of the solar system
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"The solar system unfolds before your eyes in this cheeky, myth-busting book (grounded in real math)!"--
11) Racing around
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Mike proves he can ride his bike 15 kilometers as he participates in a race around the park's perimeter.
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Un niño de ocho años, de media, es cinco veces más alto que este libro, pero sólo la mitad de alto que un avestruz. Y un avestruz es la mitad de alto que una jirafa, que solamente tiene la vigésima parte de la altura de una secuoya roja. ¿Y cómo de altas son las secuoyas en comparación con los grandes rascacielos? ¿Y con el monte Everest? ¿Y en relación con los planetas, estrellas, galaxias y el universo? El galardonado autor Jason Chin...
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