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If... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers  Cover Image Book Book

If... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers / written by David J. Smith ; illustrated by Steve Adams.

Summary:

The author scales down a number of concepts from such topics as space, time, inventions, resources, humanity and more. For example, if the sun were the size of a grapefruit, earth would be the size of a grain of salt.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1894786343
  • ISBN: 9781894786348
  • Physical Description: 40 pages : colour illustrations, colour map
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2014]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 19.95
Subject: Astronomy > Juvenile literature.
World history > Juvenile literature.
Population > Juvenile literature.
Natural resources > Juvenile literature.
Natural history > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Cookstown Branch J 500 Smi 31681002853216 JNONFIC Available -
Stroud Branch J 500 Smi 31681002852390 JNONFIC Available -

David J. Smith is a teacher and educational consultant with over 25 years of experience in the classroom and is the creator of the award-winning curriculum "Mapping the World by Heart."

Steve Adams has collaborated with a wide range of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune and the Globe and Mail. He has also illustrated eight children's books. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.


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