Inch by Inch (1960)

This is such a cute book! I highly recommend it! It is about an inchworm that tries not be eaten. On its way, it meets a Robin who has intentions on eating him for dinner. When the inchworm discovers this, he comes up with a plan. He tries to talk up the Robin and tries to make himself look useful. He tells the Robin that without him, it would be hard to measure things. Throughout the book, the inchworm continuously shows the Robin how well he can measure. It is a great book for any educational math teacher! One could definitely use this book to explain measurements. ( )

Inch by Inch is a story about an inchworm with a goal to not be eaten. The inchworm meets a Robin, who plans to eat him, but the inchworm comes up with an idea that could save him. He tells the Raven that he is useful, and begins to measure things for the Raven using his body. This story tells the story of the strange companionship between the worm and the raven. This is definitely a good book to incorporate into a math classroom. It provides a fun story and teaches the introduces the idea of measurements and measurement units. It also teaches about the importance of being able to measure, as it ends up saving the inchworm's life! ( )

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A small green inchworm is proud that he can measure anything—a robin’s tail, a flamingo’s neck, a toucan’s beak. One day a bird threatens to eat him if he cannot measure his song. The clever inchworm uses his measurement skills to move inch by inch away from danger. I liked this story a lot, especially how it discussed a math topic in a non-traditional way. Its illustrations also proved to be deserving of the Caldecott honor. ( )

A robin sees an inchworm and wants to eat him but before he can the inchworm stops him. He tells the robin how good he is a measuring things and measures the robin’s tail. When the inchworm was done the robin brought the him to measure other birds nearby. To avoid being eaten inchworm measures them. The inchworm meets a nightingale who wants his song measured. The inchworm tries to explain to the nightingale that he only measures things, but he doesn’t listen. To avoid being eaten, the inchworm measures his song until he is no longer visible.
The clever inchworm went into survival mode when he was threatened to be eaten. He escapes the birds completely by measuring the song of a nightingale until he could not be seen. This would be a good story to help introduce measurement. ( )