Camille is determined to rake her own pile of leaves - all the way up to her knees! She swishes leaves to and fro, watching her pile grow bigger alongside the piles made by Daddy and her little brother, Jayden. WHOOSH! After raking leaves to the top of her boots, a giant breeze blows the pile back down to her ankles. But Camille won't be stopped until she gets the job done - a knee—high pile, the perfect size for . . . jumping in!
Leaves to My Knees is a playful introduction to the early math concepts of size comparison and measurement. A note by researcher and mathematics learning expert Marlene Kliman explains how parents and caregivers can use the book to help young children explore different sizes and measurement in everyday environments.
Ellen Mayer is an award—winning children's author with a background in early childhood and parent education who writes her picture books for young children and the grown—ups who read to them.Ellen has worked as an education researcher at Harvard's Graduate School of Education and as an early literacy home visitor with her diverse local public school system. With Star Bright Books she has created the Small Talk Books® series, developed early math—infused books (supported in part by TERC and a writing fellowship under a grant from the Heising—Simons Foundation), and collaborated with South African writer Sindiwe Magona on the middle grade Books and Bricks: How a School Rebuilt the Community. Ellen lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband and very large cat, delighted to have her children and grandchildren living close by. She holds an MPhil in sociology from Columbia University.
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