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    Inch by Inch
    Inch by Inch
    Inch by Inch
    Audiobook10 minutes

    Inch by Inch

    Written by Leo Lionni

    Narrated by Ron McLarty

    4/5

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    About this audiobook

    Beloved creator Leo Lionni's classic story about a brave and clever little worm.

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScholastic Inc.
    Release dateOct 25, 2006
    ISBN9780545749053
    Inch by Inch

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    • 3/5

      Nov 21, 2015

      An inch worm convinces a bird not to eat him by offering to measure things for the birds. I thought this was going to be a numbers concept book but it really isn't. It's an interesting story that ends on somewhat dark but very clever note.
    • 4/5

      Jun 9, 2014

      Clever inchworm measures his way out of problems with a variety of birds. Popular picture book to use with Math and Science lessons.
    • 5/5

      Mar 30, 2014

      Inch by Inch
      By Leo Lionni (1995)

      I liked Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni for three reasons. First, I liked how the inchworm was displayed about an inch long. By making the worm an inch long, readers can understand the reliability of its measurements. Second, I liked how the book introduces children to the use of standard measurement tools. Positively, the book could be used as a facilitator to a thematic unit on measurement. Lastly, I liked how the worm sees himself as useful, and measures various birds’ features; Mostly, I liked how he outwits the hungry nightingale at the end of the book by measuring his song, a non-measurable thing. Overall, there are several “big ideas” shown throughout Inch by Inch; for example, the book familiarizes children with various types of birds, introduces measuring, and the act of problem solving, which is seen by the worms ability to inch his way out of being eaten by different birds.
    • 3/5

      Oct 8, 2013

      This is a story of an inchworm who is about to get eaten by a bird. When the inchworm tells the bird what he can do the bird wants to be measured, so do all of the other animals. I would use this book when teaching about measurements and inches.
    • 4/5

      Mar 24, 2013

      Story about a smart little inch worm who uses his clever ways to escape a rut he's stuck in. Lionni's illustrations are gorgeous as always and he has a unique and successful way of simplifying his text so that children may read and understand while adults can read and comprehend in another deeper level.
    • 5/5

      Jan 28, 2013

      This book is all around amazing. I loved how the illustrations make you feel like you are actually in the story; everything seems almost life-size. The little inchworm is so clever, and is able to use his measuring skills to avoid being eaten. He even outsmarts a song bird who wants him to measure his song, by inching out of sight at the song bird sings. This is a great book to read to children to inspire them to be imaginative and creative.
    • 5/5

      Jan 26, 2013

      I really enjoyed this book. Leo Lionni's illustrations were absolutely amazing. Also the book could be used in a few different areas. It could be used alongside teaching measurement. It could also be used alongside teaching friendship and or communication. I would love to use this book in my classroom because I think that the illustrations would capture any child and the idea in the story is a great one for anyone to hear.
    • 2/5

      Sep 11, 2012

      This is a great book for small children. Lionni teaches types of animals and meaurement. However, this book would not be suitable for any grade higher than first. Seeing all the great reviews of this book I was very eager to read it, however, now I am just disappointed. I thought it was going to be a book that I would want to show every child that I taught, but its not. While yes, the illustrations are amazing, the actual story is lacking.
    • 3/5

      Sep 5, 2012

      The pictures in the book tell the story really well. It could also be a useful instrument in helping kids learn about measurements. The ending was very clever and animated.
    • 5/5

      Aug 28, 2012

      The book Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni is a great book for teaching many subjects in school like math and science. This book would be appropriate for Pre-K to 2nd grade students because it is a picture book and teaches the beginning of measurement. There is many ways to extend the learning that this book provides into various class activities. One of the activities would be a gummy worm measurement activity. For this activity students can measure different things using the gummy worms. They can measure objects, pieces of paper, how long the table is, how tall someone is, and many more fun measurements. Another activity that you could do with this book would be science exploration into the animal kingdom. I would defiantly recommend this book to many teachers because it teaches students how to measure. I am so glad that I read this book because when I become a teacher I want to make learning fun, and I think having activities like the gummy worm activity will truly help students learn measurement.
    • 2/5

      Feb 28, 2012

      Genre: Fantasy
      Review: The author stays true to the genre of fantasy by creating a story that could not take place in our world. An inchworm that talks to various animals and measures the length of their tails, neck, beak, leg, and the nightingale's song.
      Character: The character of the inchworm is a flat dynamic character because there is no information given about the character before the story begins in order to form an opinion. The inchworm is about to be eaten for lunch when he comes up with a plan to measure things for animals. Through this we learn of his cunning especially in the end when he stops measuring things on animals and instead measures the nigthingale's song which is how he succeeds in not getting eaten by the nightingale.
      Media: Collage
    • 3/5

      Feb 6, 2012

      Inchworm is about to be eaten by a bird when he says not to eat him because he is useful, he can measure things. Then he goes on to measure the bird's friends tails, beaks, legs and such. A song bird says if inchworm doesn't measure his song, he'll eat inchworm up! So inchworm sneakily measures away while the bird is distracted by his own song, it's very tricky.
    • 5/5

      Dec 17, 2011

      Clever book, great read aloud
    • 4/5

      Sep 14, 2011

      Inch by Inch is a great book about a little green inch worm, who measures his way out from being eaten.It is the winner of the Caldecott Honor, can be used for introducing or teaching measurement, data collection, and graphing. Can be used for children in Pre-K to fourth grade.
    • 2/5

      Jul 23, 2010

      A picture book about an inchworm, great for really young children- pre-school age.
    • 5/5

      Jul 13, 2010

      "One day a hungry robin saw an inchworm..." This clever inchworm found a way to save himself from being gobbled up. He told the robin that he was useful because he was an inchworm he could measure things... So, his measuring began... he measured the robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, and many more friends he met along the way. Soon he came to a nightingale who wanted the inchworm to measure his song. The inch worm didn't know how he could measure a song. The nightingale said "Measure my song or I'll eat you for breakfast." How do you think the inchworm got out of that sticky situation?

      This book is beautifully illustrated. My nephew who is four loves this story and memorized it and read it back to me after a couple days. It is now his favorite book and one of mine too.
    • 4/5

      Apr 8, 2010

      This book is about a worm who talks his way out of being eaten by offering to measure different body parts of the birds. One day, he was asked to do something that he could not measure. One bird asked him to measure his song. Owen measured this in a different way. He measured how fast he could get away to a safe place while the bird was singing.
    • 5/5

      Nov 3, 2009

      Inch by Inch, written and illustrated by Leo Lionni is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a worm who measures himself out of getting eaten by a robin. Once the worm measures the robins’ tail, he is taken to other birds to be measured. Inch worm continues on to measure the many parts of the different birds. At the end of the book, the inch worm measures his way out of getting eaten once again by measuring himself right out of the book.
      Inch by Inch is a Caldecott Honor Book that was published in 1960. Lionni had written and illustrated more than 30 books during his lifetime, with 4 of them being Caldecott Honor Book recipients. This would be a great book to introduce measurement to kindergarteners. “Turn to the page where the nightingale is telling the worm to measure its song. Use your copy machine to adjust the size of the inchworm to one inch. Make multiple copies of the inchworm. Cut the inchworms apart. (It's not necessary to cut around their edges, just cut the extra paper off from their heads and tails” (Brunaccioni, 2009). Have the students choose 5 items in the room to measure, having them glue their inch worm to the items and then labeling the inch worms with a 1, 2, 3, etc. This is a great lesson to do right before parent-teacher conferences; there should be tons of inch worms around the room measuring its self inch by inch right out of the room.
    • 4/5

      Oct 25, 2009

      This book would be a great one to read to kindergarten/first grade students. It is about an inchworm who is about to be eaten by a robin. The inchworm proves he is useful by saying that he could measure the robins tail. He measures something on every bird that tries to eat him - eliminating getting eaten every single time. This could be a good book to read before a math lesson about measuring and inches. It would also be a good book to read to students to teach them that everyone has some ability that makes them special.
    • 5/5

      Sep 1, 2009

      This represents a modern fantasy book because inchworms and birds cannot really talk. But it holds a little truth because kids know these animals so they can understand it even when the animals talk.
    • 4/5

      Apr 8, 2009

      Genre: Fantasy because inch worms do not actually measure everything they see nor do they communicate with other animals. Media: collage
    • 4/5

      Feb 4, 2009

      QUALITY:
      With colorful illustrations, simple text, and repetition of counting themes Inch by Inch is an engaging picture book about a clever caterpillar.

      POTENTIAL USE:
      Inch by Inch is an excellent read aloud book and read-along book. It is also simple enough that school-age children can read it for themselves.

      CHILD APPEAL:
      The colorful illustrations in Inch by Inch will engage the attention of children; the repetition of counting words, and simple words will inspire them to read along, and, finally, the clever actions of the caterpillar will appeal to childrens natural inclination toward stories in which small creatures outsmart larger ones.
    • 5/5

      Jan 26, 2009

      A little inchworm is about to be eaten by a hungry robin. The inchworm quickly convinces the robin not to eat him because he would be so useful in measuring things. The robin then takes the inchworm to measure other birds. The nightingale asks the worm to measure his song or he would eat the inchworm for breakfast. The quick thinking inchworm then measures away while the nightingale is singing.

      I loved the simple colorful illustrations in this book. This is such a cute story about creative thinking.

      In addition to measuring, this book illustrates creative problem solving.
    • 5/5

      Oct 31, 2008

      This book is an example of a fantasy. The story is believeable but the differant animals are given human characteristics such as speech. It also teaches that even though it may seem like the little inch worm can't do anything, he can do things others can't because of his size. The main theme of this book is that everyone has a talent or gift that they can use. I would use this book in a primary classroom. The media used is collage. Objects of different textues aer layed and strategically placed to make teh story come to life.
    • 5/5

      Apr 18, 2008

      What a great book to introduce the concept of measurement to a younger child! This book tells the story of an inchworm who saves himself from being eaten by measuring all the bigger animals. Kids already naturally love animals and then you get to talk about measuring too! My 3 year old asked many good questions that are laying the foundation for math later on for him!
    • 3/5

      Apr 2, 2008

      Genre: Fantasy
      Critique: This is a good example of fantasy because of how the birds would make bargains with the inch worm so he would not be eaten. An Inch worm would be eaten and the birds would not be able to communicate with them. But it was a cute book.
    • 4/5

      Mar 8, 2008

      Age Approriateness: Primary
      Genre: This book would be considered a fantasy because in this story the author gives the inchworms and birds human characteristics; they all talk. The story also creates a plausible seeting where the inchworm measures many different parts of birds.
    • 5/5

      Nov 20, 2007

      This book is fantasy because the animals talk to each other. The illustrations won the caldecott honor one year, and are bright and nicely textured.
    • 5/5

      Oct 22, 2007

      An inchworm saves his own life by measuring things for birds.
    • 4/5

      Oct 20, 2007

      The animals and insects in this story have many human characteristics; this makes it so this book is a good example of a fantasy. The story also has an excellent plot. Even though the book is short, the story contains all of the elements of plot. This makes it so the story moves quickly and is engaging.