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mildredtail's review
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sducharme's review
4.0
Inchworm uses his smarts to escape being eaten: he measures different parts of other creatures' bodies. Illustrated with Lionni's signature watercolor and cut-paper pictures.
jb_anderson's review
4.0
A great book for one-on-one reading, but a little too abstract for story time.
mallorykjorgensen's review
3.0
Inch by inch is great book for dicussing issues in both math and science. The book discusses measurement as well as the heirarchy of animals in nature. The illustrations are well done and simplistically depict many wonderful scenes.
hanlapham's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
3.5
Category: Concept
Title: Inch by Inch
Author / Illustrator: Leo Lionni
Date Published: March 6, 2018
Age Appropriateness:
- I think this book is best for a young audience, probably K-2nd grade. There is no heavy content and is easy to follow.
Summary:
- This story is about an inchworm protecting itself from a robin by demonstrating its skill– measuring things by using its body. It travels around measuring different animals until it is threatened by a nightingale. The worm outsmarts the nightingale by inching away until it is out of sight.
Review:
- This book could be used for young students to get them thinking about math (measuring things by inches). An idea would be to make inchworms and have students take their worms around the classroom after the story to measure things. This gets the students up moving and on an independent task. During their independent time, it allows you to walk around checking on students' understanding. Once they’re done, you can all meet back together and see if you gathered the same and help students understand if maybe they misunderstood.
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Vaguely clever little story book. Not especially impressive for a Caldecott Honor Award Winner, but not showing it's age as much as some. Certainly readable and good, but far from great. At least the inch worm gets away.