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If ... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers / written by David J. Smith ; illustrated by Steve Adams.

Mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers (portion title)
Smith, David J. (David Julian), 1944- (author.). Adams, Steve, 1967- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Author has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781894786348
  • ISBN: 1894786343
  • Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON ; Kids Can Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 40).
Formatted Contents Note:
If... -- Our galaxy -- The planets -- History of Earth -- Life on Earth -- Events of the last 3000 years -- Inventions through time -- Inventions of the last 1000 years -- The continents -- Water -- Species of living things -- Money -- Energy -- Life expectancy -- Population -- Food -- Your life -- A note for parents and teachers.
Target Audience Note:
Elementary Grade.
1250 Lexile
NC1170L Lexile

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Natural history > Juvenile literature.
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