Inch by Inch, We're Measuring!

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For letter "I" we read Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni. As a little inch worm measures different parts of birds to keep from getting gobbled up the students respond "inch by inch." The inch worm measures the robin's tail, the flamingo's neck, the heron's leg, the peasant's tail and the entire hummingbird! When a nightingale asks the inch worm to measure her song the inch worm comes up with a clever idea. I also introduce rulers and students have fun measuring things around the library. Inch by Inch is a Caldecott Honor Book. The Caldecott Award is given to books for their illustrations to honor children's picture book artists. Click here for a comprehensive list of the winners since 1938!