Keep Your Distance!

Math Matters®

by Gail Herman, Jerry Smath (Illustrator)

With the arrival of the new baby, Jen must share her room with her little sister. When Jen tries to put some distance between herself and her new roommate, she learns something about closeness. Simple concepts about measuring distance are presented to young readers. Full-color illustrations.

Genres: Mathematics, Family

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Gail Herman, formerly a children's book editor in New York City, has written picture books, easy-to-reads, and chapter books, including many titles in the Who Was/What Was series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews

[Jerhonda Walker · Rating 1 out of 5]

My best book is keep your distance because it have math matters and I love
Math matters In the book.

[Nancy Vu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading this book! It was a great book about two sisters. The oldest sister wanted to be as far away as possible to the middle sister (Lucy). In the end the sisters know that they love each other. This book is great to use for math because each time the oldest sister think of a farther place to live she measures the distance. This is great for teaching measurements or conversions.

[Javen Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for grades K-5, because many students know how it feels to have an older sibling. This book is great on teaching how to share with a sibling. Also the illustration is wonderful. The book also gives at the end on how to measure and use calculator. This book is definitely good to plan a lesson to. The colors of the book draw the whole book together!

[Brittney · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Keep Your Distance" is about a girl named Lucy who measures everything. This book teaches the reader how to measure and explains distances. This is a good book for young readers to read about measuring and guessing how far something is away from them. Ex. 1 inch, 1 foot, 1 yard

[Kelly Triplett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great way to teach measurements and practical applications of them. Also, it shows conversions facts. Lastly, the story is one that older siblings will likely be able to relate to- wanting some distance from younger siblings. Great story with several learning/teaching opportunities.

[Autumn Yoon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A silly story of siblings who bicker but, in the end, they realize they love each other. Great math incorporation with measuring distance! This story is probably relatable for a lot of children, so I would definitely read this to them! Appropriate for grades K-2.

[Shira Burns]

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[Becca Dunlap · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two sisters that need to be not just inches and feet apart, but yards and miles as well. It is a funny story that would go great with a math lesson on measurement.

[Ashley Greenfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great way to teach measurements and practical applications of them. Also, it shows conversions facts.Great story with several learning/teaching opportunities.

[Girls Prep Maya Lin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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