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Inch by Inch
by
Leo Lionni
This was the first of four Caldecott Honor Books by Leo Lionni. Published in 1960 and virtually out of print in hardcover for decades, Knopf acquired the hardcover rights from the original publisher just in time to showcase Lionni's 100th anniversary celebration in 2010 and the book's 50th anniversary. The bold graphics and beautiful cutout paper collages of colorful birds...more
Board Book, 32 pages
Published
June 12th 2012
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
(first published January 1st 1960)
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1. Children's Book- Concept
2. This story is about an inchworm that escapes an almost certain death by a robin by claiming how useful he is, and proceeds to measure different types of birds. Then, the robin challenges the inchworm to measure the song of a nightingale, and he slowly inches away to safety.
3. Critique:
a. The most important aspect of this book is the adorable illustrations. The illustrator uses a collage theme and patterns to create an interesting an unique way to draw the reader i...more
2. This story is about an inchworm that escapes an almost certain death by a robin by claiming how useful he is, and proceeds to measure different types of birds. Then, the robin challenges the inchworm to measure the song of a nightingale, and he slowly inches away to safety.
3. Critique:
a. The most important aspect of this book is the adorable illustrations. The illustrator uses a collage theme and patterns to create an interesting an unique way to draw the reader i...more
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni features a clever inchworm who, to keep from being eaten, measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and, finally, a nightingale's song.
A robin about to eat an inchworm stops when the inchworm tells him how useful he is. The robin takes him to measure other birds. When asked to measure a nightingale's song or be eaten, the clever inchworm
starts off, measuring inch by inch, until it's safely far away.
Lionni's illustrations use patterns...more
A robin about to eat an inchworm stops when the inchworm tells him how useful he is. The robin takes him to measure other birds. When asked to measure a nightingale's song or be eaten, the clever inchworm
starts off, measuring inch by inch, until it's safely far away.
Lionni's illustrations use patterns...more
Apparently I fell down on the job when I was exploring authors with my young sons. We loved Frédéric and a few others by Leo Lionni but I've got to get caught up on the rest of his oeuvre! The art is enchanting, the story adventure is cute, the moral of the clever escape is perfect - and the science is accurate!! I absolutely love that the child reader meets a heron, a pheasant, a nightingale, etc.!!
Does anyone else compare Lionni's art to that of Eric Carle? The latter is more colorful - but if...more
Does anyone else compare Lionni's art to that of Eric Carle? The latter is more colorful - but if...more
Inch by Inch is a clever story by Leo Lionni. The author uses illustrations without borders. The outsider is looking in at worms-eye view. This layout makes the reader more apart of the story. The colors used in the illustrations are warm browns and greens. The story line and the illustrations are symmetrical. The pictures show exactly what is happening in the book, which makes this book a great book to read with young, emerging readers. The majority of the text is on the right side above or bel...more
This book tells a story of an inch worm who is threatened first by a hungry robin. Rather than being eaten, the inchworm bargains with the robin and tells him that he is useful and that he will measure his tale. The robin sees the usefulness of the worm and takes him to other birds to measure their beaks or legs. Finally, the inchworm gets to a nightingale who asks him to measure his song or else he will eat him. Unsure as to how to do this, the inchworm still agrees and inches along a path as t...more
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni is one of my favorite children books that I have discovered this semester. The story tells of an inchworm that in the beginning is almost eaten by a hungry robin. In order to save itself from being eaten, the inchworm tells the robin that it is able to measure things. The inchworm then travels around with the robin measuring different animals. All is well until the inchworm meets the nightingale, who wants the inchworm to measure his song. Though this is impossible, th...more
This book can be used to introduce students to measurement in grades K-2. In the story, and inchworm uses his body to measure different birds. A center activity to go with the book could include using an inch-long inchworm drawing to measure objects around the classroom. For younger students, either provide several cut-outs of an inchworm picture or a long ruler with the inches marked off by inchworms (for which the students would only have to count the worms). For older students, supply only a...more
To start, I love the way Leo Lionni illustrates his books. He uses really interesting patterns and collage elements that are always eye catching. While reading this book though, I found my self very carelessly reading almost as if I were on auto pilot. It was not a captivating story in my opinion and by just looking at it, you are given a sense of its age. I found it weird that Leo Lionni use plain, stark white end pages. I would have thought at least some colored would be used whether it was a...more
I thought that Leo Lionni's book was absolutely adorable. I enjoyed the sweet little inch worm and the undertone that all creatures are special and have purpose, even a little inchworm. I did not like how small the writing was, I wish that it had taken up more of the page, especially for children who are just learning to read. Also, the inchworm measured many different animals, but a lot of these animals were really abstract. I think it is more useful to employ normal animals within children's s...more
Inch by Inch is about an inch worm who is intimidated by a robin to measure him and his friends or he will be eaten. This book would be useful for a math lesson about measurement. You could talk about some vocabulary associated with measurement and could use the characters in the story and measure them. The students could predict about their length and there can be a chart made with the students predictions. Also, the students measure themselves and then compare and contrast.I love Leo Lionni's...more
This is a reprint of the originally published 1960 story of a clever little inchworm. Before a robin decides to gobble him up, this tricky little inchworm uses his measuring skills to get himself out of sticky situations. But what can he do when the nightingale demands the inchworm to measure his song? Can our little inchworm find a way out of this situation or will he become the nightingale's dinner? Kids can probably predict what he will do! This is a quick and easy story to read to children....more
Mar 19, 2013
Magila
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
children,
picture-books
Between the expressive imagery and well crafted story, this is a winning tale. There is a nice message about how the small and smart inchworm can get out of a sticky spot.
I particularly enjoyed all the depictions of the various birds, and the recurring tall grasses. Children will enjoy finding the inchworm as he moves around in each picture.
Maybe this is a bit picky, but this particular book suffered from the lack of a better cadence and/or a rhyming scheme. While lacking that element, the mes...more
I particularly enjoyed all the depictions of the various birds, and the recurring tall grasses. Children will enjoy finding the inchworm as he moves around in each picture.
Maybe this is a bit picky, but this particular book suffered from the lack of a better cadence and/or a rhyming scheme. While lacking that element, the mes...more
This is the story of how a little, green inchworm saves himself from being eaten. This book presents to us several different types of birds and addresses the concept of measurement. I used it in a 1st grade math lesson focused on measurement. After reading it to the children, I gave the children "inchworms" (pieces of green yarn) and had them write down the names of different objects and whether the objects were longer, shorter, or the same size as the "inchworm."
Its distinct illustrations would...more
Its distinct illustrations would...more
I think this book would be a great way to launch a lesson on measurement. The worm was able to use his body to inch his way out of trouble. After reading this book, students should be asked to think of things that may be one inch in length to reinforce what was read in the book about measurement. Students should be allowed to use standard units of measurement to measure an inch as well as nonstandard units of measurement such as the tip of their finger. This book is very amusing and I think youn...more
Inch by Inch is a great book for children to grasp the idea that they can use other items other than a ruler to measure things with. The inchworm in this story takes us through a journey as he measures different animals throughout the book. I read this book to my class and as a class we picked out different objects in the class such as: pencil boxes, desks, books etc. We then were measured these objects using our hands but before we measured them I had the students estimate how many hands they t...more
Jun 03, 2011
Jackie Panzica
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
childrens-lit-math,
math-measurement
This book is about a clever inchworm who is about to be devoured by a robin. He proves himself useful by measuring the various animals in the habitat. I loved this simple and sweet story. In my classroom, I would use this book to introduce the concept of units of measure. The follow up activity could be to provide each student with a paper cutout inchworm and have them measure various items around the classroom. They could then record the measurements on individual chart handouts (K-2).
Apr 21, 2012
Megan Phillips
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
math,
measurement,
animals,
science,
science-literature-poetry,
fancy-illustrations,
ece-3601
An inch worm that goes around measuring different types of animals! How interesting. This book not only has beautiful illustrations, but it gets students thinking about how much larger some animals are than others and how measurement works. For science, this book could be used with classifying animals by having students classify the different animals mentioned throughout this book. I would read this with any age range, but I would only work on classification of animals with forth or fifth grader...more
This book is nice to use for measurements and I can have students make their own "inchworm" and measure some items in the classroom, maybe even going outside to do some measurements if possible. I like that the length of the "inchworm" is fixed, so that if it measures a pencil as 5 inches, that it will always measure it as 5 inches. Students can then use their measurements to compare and come up with which classroom items are the longest and which are the shortest, etc.
Dec 30, 2012
Paul
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
caldecott,
childrens-lit
The cut-paper collages that make up this book are so skillfully done that their presence on the white pages becomes more powerful, especially in the forms of the birds the inchworm encounters (robin, flamingo, toucan, heron, pheasant, hummingbird and nightingale); it appears that Lionni colored and drew on his own papers, bringing out their uniqueness. The story is so stripped down, witty and clever that the combination with the visual presentation is superb.
I loved this short story. The pictures were great, and I think this book would be good to teach a math lesson. If my students were learning about measurement, I would use this story to introduce it. I would talk about vocabulary that the books explains before hanD. I think it would be fun to have students cut out animal shapes from the story in their small groups. Each group would measure the length of the animal by inches and share with the class.
This book is cute with really nice, colorful pictures. The inch worm saves himself from being eaten by saying he is useful for measuring. When the nightingale asks to have her song measured, it seems the inch worm is doomed because it's impossible to measure noise, but he cleverly sneaks off and escapes. It shows you don't have to be big and strong to overcome obstacles. Cute message with good pictures but not too interesting and very short.
This text is an excellent introduction for young students into the world of measurement. Students will be exposed to measurement through a fun worm, who loves to measure lots of things; we are trying to instill this same love in our students! Teachers can easily explain what measurement is by utilizing the graphic art on each picture, and can even create inch-worms for students to use as they explore measurement after the text is read!
I thought the inchworm character in this story was a clever one. I was delighted reading the text in this story. The way the story ended leaves room for children to predict different endings.
Extension: Have children predict a different ending to the story.
Can have children estimate the length of each character.
MD5 children will learn how to use a variety of non-standard and standard means of measurement.
Extension: Have children predict a different ending to the story.
Can have children estimate the length of each character.
MD5 children will learn how to use a variety of non-standard and standard means of measurement.
Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni is a cute book with great illustrations. This book could be used to teach students about measurement. It shows the measurement of inches and also shows the difference in length between different animals. I would also use this book in an engage portion of a science unit to talk about classification of animals or to talk about worms and their importance. I would use this book with students in 1st-3rd grade.
Great book to discuss measuring with inches. I would read this book and then have various measuring tools and show the students how they can use them. I would have them practice measuring objects in inches using a ruler. They can pick different objects out of a bucket, write down the object, measure it in inches, and then record how long it is. Then they can compare to find out with object was the largest and smallest.
Great book for grades kindergarten to about third grade. An inch worm does not want to be eaten my a bird so he distracts the bird from eating him by telling the bird that he can measure everything. He measures the bird, tree branches, and eventually the entire field. While he is measuring the entire field, he sneaks away from the bird and is not eaten. This book can show the students how to measure things off into inches.
Leo Lionni is one of my favorite authors. Every story Lionni write has a beatiful message for children. This book is about a bird and a smart little worm that uses his head to get out of a though situation. I love the message in this book and this would also be a cool book to use for a math lesson in measuring. I was thinking after the story, you could create a ruler in the shape of a worm to go along with the story.
Jun 05, 2010
Renee
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
K-2nd
Shelves:
picturebook-insect
Fifty years later and Leo Lionni’s books are still relatable and visually appealing. An inchworm escapes being eaten by a bird by saying that it will measure the bird. The inchworm continues measuring birds until a bird wants its song measured…or else... The inchworm agrees and keeps measuring farther and farther away from the bird until it escapes. Inch by Inch was a Caldecott Honor book for its collage illustrations.
Talk about a book that covers ALL subjects. This book is great for introducing measurement concepts to students. This book helps students inderstand these concepts through an inch word exploring life and the world around him. This inch word also meets new friends through optimism and anxiety. This book could be also used to transition into science. This book can be used for all grade levels in elementary school.
This is a wonderful book to help students begin their adventure into measuring! In the book, a little inch worm uses his ability to measure different animals before to convince the other animals no to eat him. This is a great book to use with younger students. I gave my students a piece of yarn to measure things around the room, and they loved it! I will be sure to keep this book in my classroom library.
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FROM PUBLISHER:
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
Leo Lionni has gained international...more
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Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
Leo Lionni has gained international...more
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