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Author Hillman, Ben, 1957-

Title How big is it? : a big book all about BIGness / by Ben Hillman.

Imprint New York : Scholastic Reference, c2007.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Juvenile Non-Fiction  J153.752 Hil    ---  Available
Description 47 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Series What's the big idea?
Note Includes index.
Contents Giant squid: Lengthy leggy leviathan -- Olympus mons: Biggest volcano in the solar system -- Reticulated python: Longest snake -- Quetzalcoatlus: Biggest animal that ever flew -- Great pyramid at Giza: Wonder of the ancient world -- Goliath bird-eating spider: Biggest, creepiest arachnid -- Tsunami: Highest wave -- Polar bear: Biggest living carnivore -- Dragonfly of the carboniferous: Biggest flying insect -- Ice age glacier: Gigantic ice sheet -- Airship: Biggest flying machine -- Dinosaur-killing asteriod: Giant rock from outer space -- Egg of the elephant bird: Largest egg in history -- Redwood: Tallest living thing -- Akula (shark) submarine: Biggest diving machine -- Giraffe: Tallest living animal -- Arecibo radio telescope: Biggest dish -- Diamond: Too big for your finger -- Valles Marineris: Biggest crack in the solar system -- Flower: Biggest, weirdest flower -- Eta Carinae: Enormous star -- Googol: Extremely gigantic humongous insanely large number.
Summary Interesting facts about some of the world's biggest things.
Local Note 14 15
Subject Size perception -- Juvenile literature.
Size judgment -- Juvenile literature.
Added Title What's the big idea? How big is it?
ISBN 9780439918084 : $14.99
0439918081
Standard No. IG# 9780439918084
NZ1 10984758
AU@ 000040693436

 
    
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