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Size : how it explains the world / by Smil, Vaclav,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."To answer the most important questions of our age, we must understand size. Neither bacteria nor empires are immune to its laws. Measuring it is challenging, especially where complex systems like economies are concerned, yet mastering it offers rich rewards: the rise of the West, for example, was a direct result of ever more accurate and standardized measurements. Using the interdisciplinary approach that has won him a wide readership, Smil draws upon history, earth science, psychology, art, and more to offer fresh insight into some of our biggest challenges, including income inequality, the spread of infectious disease, and the uneven impacts of climate change. Size explains the regularities--and peculiarities--of the key processes shaping life (from microbes to whales), the Earth (from asteroids to volcanic eruptions), technical advances (from architecture to transportation), and societies and economies (from cities to wages). This book about the big and the small, and the relationship between them, answers the big and small questions of human existence: What makes a human society too big? What about a human being? Which alternative energy sources have the best chance of scaling and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? Why do tall people make more money? What makes a face beautiful? How about a cathedral? How can changing the size of your plates help you lose weight? The latest masterwork of "an ambitious and astonishing polymath who swings for fences" (Wired) Size is a mind-bending journey that turns the modern world on its head."--
Subjects: Size perception.; Stature.;
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Tiny Cedric / by Lloyd-Jones, Sally,1960-; Watkins, Rowboat,1967-;
A tiny king rids his palace of everyone bigger than himself, except for the babies.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Stature; Kings and rulers;
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Little Bear, Baby Bear / by Schneider, Marine.;
Illustrations and simple text celebrate the little and even littler everyday objects Little Bear and new sibling Baby Bear use in their lives together.LSC
Subjects: Bears; Brothers; Stature;
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The short giraffe / by Flory, Neil.; Cleary, Mark.;
When baboon comes to take a photo of the tallest animals in the world, there is just one small problem-- Geri is the shortest giraffe in the world!LSC
Subjects: Giraffe; Cooperation; Stature;
© 2014., Albert Whitman,
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I am small / by Leng, Qin.;
With beautifully composed watercolor illustrations, Qin Leng recalls her own childhood in this story about a little girl who has always been the smallest: smallest of the family, smallest in school, smallest in a crowd. The girl faces her own set of challenges, but her loving parents and an unexpected visitor might change her perception for good.LSC
Subjects: Stature; Families; Schools;
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A Wee Boo / by Boyd, Jessica.; Kerrigan, Brooke.;
Wee Boo is a really cute ghost who is having trouble passing her haunting test, but on her last chance to prove she is scary, she discovers that being an imaginary friend is what she really wants to be.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Humorous fiction.; Stature, Short; Imaginary companions; Ghosts;
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Ravi's roar / by Percival, Tom,1977-;
Tired of missing out on good things because he is the smallest and youngest in his family, Ravi turns into a tiger and gets what he wants with a great roar.LSC
Subjects: Families; Stature; Youngest child; Anger;
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The littlest reindeer / by Dougherty, Brandi.; Todd, Michelle,1978-;
"Dot may be the littlest reindeer in the North Pole, but she has a big desire to help Santa pull his sleigh! But Dot just can't seem to fly the right way, no matter how hard she runs, leaps, and kicks. Will Dot learn to fly, or is the littlest reindeer just too little?"-- Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Reindeer; Stature; Helping behavior; Friendship;
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Short / by Sloan, Holly Goldberg,1958-;
"Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Girls; Stature; Self-acceptance; Theater;
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The biggest smallest Christmas present / by Muncaster, Harriet.;
Clementine's life is ordinary in every way except that she is very tiny--a fact that Santa Claus does not seem to understand.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Santa Claus; Stature; Gifts; Families;
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