Gifford, Clive, <br/><br/>
THE BOOK OF COMPARISONS :  SIZING UP THE WORLD AROUND YOU / 
CLIVE GIFFORD ; ILLUSTRATED BY PAUL BOSTON 
 - First American Edition. 
 - 95 pages :   color illustrations ;  30 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/> How big is big?<br/>  People count<br/>  Human dimensions  Earth's energy<br/>  Energetic examples<br/>  Weather wonders<br/>  Water world  Plant life<br/>  Don't look down<br/>  Awesome altitudes<br/>  Hidden depths  Undersea life<br/>  Hot 'n' cold<br/>  Earth's longest  Extreme journeys<br/>  Our place in space<br/>  Space is a big place<br/>  Gravity greats  Big bugs<br/>  Miniature marvels<br/>  Microscopic<br/>  Largest and heaviest  The big one<br/>  Prehistoric proportions<br/>  Biggest poopers and eaters  Daring and dangerous<br/>  Sizing up sports<br/>  Jump!  Speed champions<br/>  Speed machines<br/>  Stre-e-e-tch  Space racers<br/>  Mega machines<br/>  Magnifiers and magnets<br/>  Strongest animals  Super senses<br/>  Survival stories<br/>  Growing up  Immortals<br/>  Earth's history in a year<br/>  My comparisons 
<br/><br/> This absorbing and surprising book measures and compares a huge variety of different subjects: the strongest animals, the biggest poopers and eaters, the amount of water in the oceans, the deadliest creatures and disasters, extreme journeys, altitudes and depths, the power of natural forces, and much, much more!<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610676670  RM37.90 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comparison (Philosophy) --Juvenile literature<br/>Physical measurements --Juvenile literature<br/>Size perception --Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Instructional and educational works
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>032.02