For good measure : the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old / Ken Robbins.
Title:
For good measure : the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old / Ken Robbins.
ISBN:
9781596433441
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.
Physical Description:
44 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
General Note:
"A Neal Porter book."
Contents:
Lengths and distances -- Area -- Weights -- Liquid measures -- Dry capacities -- Time.
Summary:
The mile gets its name from the term mille passus, which means "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?
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 6.4 1 140520
OCLC Number:
ocn441143025
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
