size perception

Belinda, a tiny girl with enormous feet, is very unhappy when she is cast as a clown in her school's talent show, but she finds a way to ease her misery when she observes an older student practicing a ballet routine and falls in love with dancing.

When the other barnyard animals comment on how tiny the littlest chick is, the proud little one peeps louder, stands taller, and runs faster than any of them.

As Birdie and his friends try to locate a house that is just right for his size, readers learn about the concept of capacity.

Although he is shorter than most of his classmates and everyone discourages him from trying out for the basketball team, eight-year-old Chris just works harder than everyone else so his size will not matter.

Shows how microscopes are used to see the tiniest parts of the universe. Helps readers understand that the size of any object may be viewed in relation to things smaller and things larger.

Photographs of animals and objects in larger and smaller sizes suggest comparisons between the two.

Justine is so small, everyone calls her "Just Teenie," but one day she receives a plant that grows so tall, it gives her a different perspective.

Introduces perspective and scale through pictures of objects taken from three different distances.

Color illustrations and brief text introduce young children to the concept of size.

Simple text and illustrations discussing object sizes in comparison with other objects.