A small green inchworm is proud of his skill at measuring anything--a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak. Then one day a nightingale threatens to eat him if he cannot measure his song. Children will enjoy the clever inchworm's solution and delight in finding the tiny hero on every page.

Inch by Inch is a book about in inchworm and his interactions with all sorts of birds. The inchworm measures the different portions and aspects of the birds from the size of their beaks, size of their feathers, and even the size of some of their legs. This book would be appropriate for children in first and second grade. This age group would be appropriate because this book could begin a discussion on what an inch is and how many inches an object would have.

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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