Actual Size
Publication Information
Author:  Jenkins, Steve	Illustrator:  Jenkins, Stev
Title:  Actual Size	Date:  2004
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin	City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  none given	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    science| math
Summary:
Accompanied by an easy-reading text, bright collages of insects, fish, and animals large and small illustrate the size of the creatures in relation to humans. End material includes additional information on each creature.
Teaching Ideas:
The book lends itself to a variety of mathematical activities on measurement, scale, ratio (comparison), estimation, and graphing. Readers could pick a creature not included in the book but from the same category, research its measurements on the Internet or in the library, and compare it with one in the book. For example, research a hawk'shead moth and compare it with the Atlas moth using one of the math methods.
Teaching Strategies:
Problem and Solution Outline and Text Frame    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/prob_solution.pdf
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Art and Photography > art > collage Science > biology > zoology Science > biology > zoology > animals Math > problem solving Math > estimation Math > measurement

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