Millions to Measure - by David M Schwartz (Paperback)

About the Book

Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, who made "How Much Is a Million?" and "If You Made a Million" so kid-friendly, now takes readers way back in time to see how systems of measuring were developed. Full color.

From the Back Cover

There are millions of things to measure . . . and almost as many ways to measure them!

Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is back -- and ready to explore the invention of length, weight, and volume measurements. After that, with another wave of his wand, the wizard introduces the world of metrics and makes it easy to understand the basic pattern of meters, liters, and grams. With Steven Kellogg's playful and delightfully detailed illustrations, measuring has never been such a blast!

Review Quotes

"The Schwartz-Kellogg team has got it right again." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Schwartz not only manages to impart a good deal of information about linear, weight, and volume measurements but also entertains the reader. Bright with shining colors, the large, detailed pictures brim with action and humor as well as history and math." - ALA Booklist (starred review)
"An excellent treatment of a common math topic." - The Horn Book