Magnus Maximus, A Marvelous Measurer
By Kathleen T. Pelley
Illustrated by S.D. Schindler
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers

Magnus Maximus is a marvelous measurer. He measures wetness and dryness, nearness and farness, and everything in between. When a lion escapes from a traveling circus, Magnus and his trusty measuring tape come to the rescue. Now a hero, all is well until the day Magnus accidentally breaks his glasses, and he sees—for the first time—that hes been missing out on lifes simple pleasures.

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