Curious comparisons : a life-size look at the world around you
Title
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Curious comparisons : a life-size look at the world around you
Personal Author EPSB
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Jorge. Doneiger
Summary
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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!
Year Published
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2020
Physical Description
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Note
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First edition published in 2009, second edition published in 2015 by Pequeno Editor (Argentina). -- Title page verso.
Subject
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Science -- Miscellanea.
Curiosities and wonders.
Size.
Genre
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Picture books.
Added Author
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Chouela, Guido.
Sisso, David.
Setton, Marcelo.
Iturralde, Iraida.
Summary
:
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!
ISBN
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9781536200218
Publisher
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Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Gold Bar | CL 530.8 DON | Book | 30127000196761 | Due 6/20/25 |