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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.

Author/creator Smith, David J. (David Julian), 1944- author.
Other author/creatorAdams, Steve, 1967- illustrator.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, [2014]
Copyright Notice ©2014
Description40 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title Mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers
Portion of title If
Contents 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.
Abstract 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).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 40).
Audience NC 1250 Lexile
ISBN9781894786348 (bound)
ISBN1894786343 (bound)

Available Items

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 500 SM543I ✔ Available Place Hold