"Are YOU small? This tiny question allows readers to zoom in from an average-sized kid down to a single quark"--

To answer the most important questions of our age, we must understand size. Neither bacteria nor empires are immune to its laws. Measuring it is challenging, especially where complex systems like economies are concerned, yet mastering it offers rich rewards: the rise of the West, for example, was a direct result of ever more accurate and standardized measurements. Using the interdisciplinary approach that has won him a wide readership, Smil draws...

Presents the story of three big, fast, thieving dinosaurs hungrily encountering a slower dino who uses his smaller teeth to eat fruit and leaves.

In this book in the Stella and Sam series, Marie-Louise Gay has gone back in time to answer the questions often asked by the children who read and love the books. Where does Stella get her wild ideas? How big is Stella's imagination? What did Stella look like when she was small? How did Stella come to be the big sister to Sam that we all know and love? Although Marie-Louise Gay didn't know what she would find when she started to explore Stella's...

When baboon comes to take a photo of the tallest animals in the world, there is just one small problem: Geri is the shortest giraffe in the world!

A little tugboat shows how he can bring big ships into the harbor even though he is small.

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--

"Explains to the reader about mathematical size."--

"Little Bear has a brand-new baby sibling in this simple and sweet story that celebrates the little and littler everyday objects Little Bear and Baby Bear use in their lives together."--Back cover.

Being the only giant around, Tess wants more than anything to be like everyone else, but when she and Smokey, her dragon best friend, use their height to help save the big parade, Tess suddenly realizes that she is just the right size.