HOW BIG IS A FOOT?

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HOW BIG IS A FOOT?​Author: Rolf Myller​Illustrator: Rolf Myller

Number of pages: 48Publisher: Random House's Yearling (USA)First published in: 1997Format: PicturebookIs the mathematical focus explicit in the story? YesIs this story part of a mathematics story series? NoClick here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisherThe King wants to give the Queen something special for her birthday. The Queen has everything, everything except a bed. The trouble is that no one in the Kingdom knows the answer to a very important question: How Big is a Bed? because beds at the time had not yet been invented. The Queen's birthday is only a few days away. How can they figure out what size the bed should be?

“The King took off his shoes and with his big feet walked carefully around the Queen. He counted that the bed must be THREE FEET WIDE AND SIX FEET LONG to be big enough to fit the Queen.​”

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