Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
by Songju Ma Daemicke and Christina Wald
2,000 years ago in China, a curious boy named Cao Chong solves the problem of how... read more
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- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
Year Published 2017
Word Count 977
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 830L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 192361, 0.5 AR Points
- Subject Headings
- China
- Weights and measures
- Problem solving
- Weights and measures--Fiction
- Elephants
- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D
- China--History--Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.--Fiction
- Weight (Physics)
- History
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Elephants--Fiction
- Measurement
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 6
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Awards & Distinctions 5
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
World History & Culture Selection, 2018
Best STEM Books, 2017-2023
Selection, 2018
CALA Annual Best Book Award, 2008-2022
Winner, 2018
Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2023
Commended, 2018
Mathical Book Prize, 2015-2023
Honor, 2018
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