Robbins, Ken. For Good Measure: The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

ROBBINS, Ken. For Good Measure: The Ways We Say How Much, How Far, How Heavy, How Big, How Old. unpaged, photos. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk./Flash Point. Apr. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-344-1. LC number unavailable.

Gr 3-6--Robbins gives an amazingly thorough description of the numerous ways we measure. He begins by explaining the general history and the increased need for precise means of measurement as time progressed. A note regarding the metric system is included, and all measurements provided in the book …