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Curious comparisons : a life-size look at the world around you / Jorge Doneiger ; photgraphs by Guido Chouela, Cristina Reche, Marcelo Setton, and David Sisso ; translated from the Spanish by Iraida Iturralde.
Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up against something big? Accompanied by fascinating facts and figures, the life-size photographs in this book answer "What if?" and "How many?" for all kinds of creatures and objects. If you unravel all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times will that thread wrap around a city block? How many flowers does a hive of bees have to visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of honey? The answers might surprise you!
Record details
- ISBN: 1536200212
- ISBN: 9781536200218
- Physical Description: 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Un libro en tamaño real. First edition published in 2009, second edition published in 2015 by Pequeno Editor (Argentina).--Title page verso. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Science > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature. Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile literature. Size perception > Juvenile literature. Picture books for children. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | J 530.8 Don | 31681020145728 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Life-sized photographs and mind-stretching text explore concepts in size, measurement and time, explaining how to grasp quantitative and relative clues to compare familiar animals and objects. A first childrenâs book. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
Presents an introduction to the concepts of size, measurement, and time through life-size photos of objects, places, and creatures, including gatefolds throughout. - Random House, Inc.
Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers? How many ants does it take to steal a piece of cake? Life-size photos and a clever text explore concepts of size, measurement, time, and more.
Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up to something big, like the number of grains of sand that fill a bucket? Using life-size photographs, engaging gatefolds, and witty asides, Jorge Doneiger beautifully demonstrates relative size, along with quantitative information that answers questions about all kinds of creatures and objects. If you unraveled all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times would that thread wrap around a city block? How many balloons could you fill with the air you breathe in one day? How many flowers must a hive of bees visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of honey? Is it possible to measure time in colors? Back matter offers additional facts on the subjects for curious readers.
