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For Good Measure: The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old - Hardcover

Robbins, Ken

 
9781596433441: For Good Measure: The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old

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A bushel of facts and fabulous photographs make this 24 Karat informational book shine.

The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, whichmeans "a thousand paces." The abbreviation for pound (lb.) comes from the Latin libra pondo. Feet, pounds, quarts, miles: these are words we use every day. But where did they originate, and what do they actually mean?

Once again, Ken Robbins takes an everyday subject and, through spectacular photographs and straightforward and entertaining text, makes it come alive.

For Good Measure is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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KEN ROBBINS has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children, including the highly successful PUMPKINS. He lives on Long Island, New York.

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