Just the Right Size Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little

Name: Just the Right Size Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little
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ISBN: 9780763639242

ISBN-10: 0763639249

ISBN-13: 9780763639242

Edition: N/A

Authors: Nicola Davies, Neal Layton

List price: $14.99

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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. Join the duo that brought us POOP,…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 7/28/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 9.75" wide x 6.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682

Nicola Davies graduated from Cambridge with a degree in zoology before going on to become a writer, producer and presenter of radio and television programmes such as THE REALLY WILD SHOW. Amongst her many acclaimed books for children are Big Blue Whale, One Tiny Turtle, Ice Bear, Extreme Animals and Poo which was short listed for a Blue Peter Book Award. Her novel HOME was short listed for the Brandford Boase award.