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Awards and honors for Ton:
Nick Jr. Family Magazine, Best Books of the Year

Ton

By Taro Miura

7-1/2 x 10-5/8 in; 40 pp ; full color throughout, ages 2 and up
Hardcover
Published in April, 2006
ISBN 0811852466
ISBN13 9780811852463

$15.95  

Ton -- One man lifts a 50-pound girder. A forklift moves a 1-ton load. A wheelbarrow, a crane, a truck, a train all transport increasingly heavy objects as Taro Miura's deceptively simple book unfolds. Children will delight in the arresting images of workmen and their equipment. And as the weight increases so will their undertanding of how we measure it. A dramatic gatefold spread and a brief explanation of different systems of measurement complete the picture as this unique book makes learning about weight absolutely effortless.

Taro Miura is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. He lives in Japan.