Curious Comparisons: A Life-Size Look at the World Around You (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536200218)

Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers? How many ants does it take to steal a piece of cake? 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? 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. If you unraveled all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times would that thread wrap around a city block? 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 matter offers additional facts on the subjects for curious readers.

Author: Jorge Doneiger
ISBN-10: 1536200212
ISBN-13: 9781536200218
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/13/2020
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.40h x 8.60w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2020
Foreword 06/26/2020
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 92

About the Author
Jorge Doneiger is an award-winning graphic designer who works as an art director for Diario Clarin, Argentina's largest newspaper. Curious Comparisons is his first book for children. He lives in Buenos Aires.