Book
How big? : animals : amazing life-sized creatures and eye-opening comparisons / by Lisa Regan and Patrick Corrigan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781398836846 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Publisher: London : Arcturus, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Animals > Juvenile literature. Body size > Juvenile literature. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | J 591.41 Reg | 31681030048813 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
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Is your hand as big as a tiger's paw? How long is an ant-eater's tongue? And how high would you have to climb to feed a giraffe?
Learn all about animals from the tiny to the terrifically tall in this fun, educational book. In How Big? Animals, children can interact with life-sized artworks of animals (or their paws, ears, and beaks) to get a sense of how big (or small!) they really are. They can also explore clever scale comparisons showing creatures alongside more familiar objects, to explore how they relate to familiar parts of their everyday lives.
They'll love looking through the bright, characterful illustrations by Patrick Corrigan. What a great, high-interest way to learn about weights and measures! Ideal for readers aged 6-10.Young readers can discover just how big their favorite animals are in this full-color hardback book, bursting with life-sized, to-scale examples and eye-opening comparisons.
From the tiny to the terrifically tall, this fun, educational book allows children to interact with life-sized, to-scale artworks of animals (or their paws, ears, and beaks) to get a sense of how big (or small!) they really are. They can also explore clever scale comparisons showing creatures alongside more familiar objects, to explore how they relate to familiar parts of their everyday lives.
Readers can:
⢠Measure their hand against a gorillas
⢠See the biggest beetle on earth fill a whole page
⢠Compare a king cobra to a stretch limousine
⢠Come eye-to-eye with a humpback whale
These to-scale artworks bring the astonishing sizes of animals into the room with you, brought to life by the bright, characterful illustrations of Patrick Corrigan. What a great, high-interest way to learn about weights and measures!
Ideal for readers aged 6+.A unique angle on the ever-popular children's fact book.
10,000 words approx.
An eye-opening book which brings the huge scale of different animals to life.
