Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little - Couverture rigide

Davies, Nicola

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0763639249 ISBN 13 : 9780763639242

Editeur : Candlewick Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Just the Right Size From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don't have super powers (alas) -- and why size matters, for creatures big and small. Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging in astonishing feats of strength and agility, and yet why being tiny and all-powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fi fty times your weight (hello, ant), but getting wet could kill you? Or you could soar like a bird, but a cold breeze would do you in? Whether big or small, our size defi nes more about us than we could ever imagine. J...

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Revue de presse

Layton’s...crystal-clear diagrams, diverting strip panels, and spirited spot art all interpret biology in their own deliciously weird way. Davies is the best thing to happen to biology since the invention of the filmstrip, and kids who thought they’d never care about a science precept will be delighted to acquire killjoy information to spout during sci-fi horror movies.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Biographie de l'auteur

Nicola Davies has written many award-winning books for children, including POOP, EXTREME ANIMALS, and WHAT'S EATING YOU?, as well as BIG BLUE WHALE, ONE TINY TURTLE, SURPRISING SHARKS, and BAT LOVES THE NIGHT. She lives in Somerset, England.

Neal Layton is the illustrator of POOP, EXTERME ANIMALS, and WHAT'S EATING YOU? He lives in Portsmouth, England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Candlewick Pr
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0763639249
• ISBN 13: 9780763639242
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Layton Neal
• Nombre de pages: 61
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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