Picture books with level 1 measurement content

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Level 1 measurement

Ernest, by Catherine Rayner

Publisher: MacMillan     ISBN: 9780230712553
Activity based on this book.
Description Ernest the Moose is TOOO big to fit in this regular size book and after many attempts to squish in, he and his friend come up with a solution: increase the area of the book. Now he fits perfectly.
Mathematics Area and size.

Guess how much I love you, by Sam McBratney

Publisher: Walker Books      ISBN: 9781406342864
Description Little Nut Brown Hare discovers it is difficult to measure love using his experiences with length and height.
Mathematics Length and non standard units.

Twice my size, by Adrian Mitchell

Publisher: Igloo Books      ISBN: 0747541884
This book may no longer be available for purchase.
Description
A comparative exploration of a series of friends, each one “twice the size” of the previous one.
Mathematics Size, comparison, vocabulary.

Good Morning, Good Night, by Erin DevlinBy a New Zealand author.

Publisher: Reed (2007)      ISBN: 9780143503842

This book may no longer be available for purchase.

Activity based on this book.
Description Exploration of the concepts of night and day and how "the day unit" is divided up by nocturnal and day time creatures - especially kiwi.
Mathematics
Time.

Little giant, by Simone Lia

Publisher: Gullane Children's Books     ISBN: 1862334935
This book may no longer be available for purchase.
Description
The girl is the smallest in the family, but in her imagination she can be as big as she wants.
Mathematics Relative size.

Tall, by Jez Alborough

Publisher: Walker Books      ISBN: 1406301736
Description Comparison of height of animals.
Mathematics
 Relative size.

How Big is Big? by Gretel Watson

Publisher: ABC Books      ISBN: 9780733323812
This book may no longer be available for purchase.
Description Mrs. Watson and her class decide to explore how big is big? This question leads them on a journey of discovery.
Mathematics
Length, volume, mass.

Diary of a Baby Wombat, by Jackie French

Publisher: Harper Collins      ISBN: 9780007351756
Description The daily life of a baby wombat.
Mathematics
Time.

How Big was a Dinosaur? by Anna Milbourne

Publisher: Usborne (2011)      ISBN: 9781409506775

This book may no longer be available for purchase.

Description Pipkin the Penguin explores the dimensions of dinosaurs by travelling back in time. Includes a large poster to illustrate the comparisons.
Mathematics
Length, time, scale.

How High is the Sky? by Anna Milbourne

Publisher: Usborne (2008)      ISBN: 9781409583202

This book may no longer be available for purchase.

Description Pipkin the Penguin explores the concept of height by following his curiosity up to the sky. Includes a large poster to illustrate the concepts.
Mathematics
Length.

How Deep is the Sea? by Anna Milbourne

Publisher: Usborne (2009)      ISBN: 9780746096086

This book may no longer be available for purchase.

Description Pipkin the Penguin follows his curiosity to explore the measurement idea of depth by diving into the sea and finding the creatures at different depths. Includes large poster.
Mathematics
Length.

Time to Sleep, by Annemarie FlorianBy a New Zealand author.

Publisher: Reed (2004)      ISBN: 1869486749
This book may no longer be available for purchase.
Description Kiwi has trouble sleeping during the day because all the other animals are making too much noise. But when night comes it is kiwi's turn to be loud!
Mathematics
Time.