Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You Doneiger Jorge
Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You Doneiger Jorge Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers? Life-size photos and a clever text explore concepts of size,…
Specifikacia Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You Doneiger Jorge
Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You Doneiger Jorge
Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers? Life-size photos and a clever text explore concepts of size, measurement, time, and more.Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up to something big, like the number of grains of sand that fill a bucket? How many ants does it take to steal a piece of cake?
If you unraveled all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times would that thread wrap around a city block? Using life-size photographs, engaging gatefolds, and witty asides, Jorge Doneiger beautifully demonstrates relative size, along with quantitative information that answers questions about all kinds of creatures and objects. How many balloons could you fill with the air you breathe in one day?
How many flowers must a hive of bees visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of honey? Is it possible to measure time in colors? Back