Simple text and illustrations look at different opposites. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
When the other ducks laugh at Duffle for being too small to do anything at all, he tries unsuccessfully to imitate Kingfisher, Stork, and Woodpecker, but finally he finds something useful that only he can do.
Text and photographs describe remarkable art, food, and festivals, such as a car that transforms into a robot, a fifty-six-pound mushroom, and a hall of fame for cockroaches.
An overview of the world as it was 20,000 years ago when glaciers covered the Earth and creatures, now extinct, like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive.
"Told she is still too young and small to participate in the interesting activities her other family members enjoy, a child proves what she can achieve on her own while discovering how special being little can be"--OCLC.
"Are you curious about numbers, size, and how something small stacks up against something big? Accompanied by . . . facts and figures, the life-size photographs in this book answer 'What if?' and 'How many?' for all kinds of creatures and objects. If you unravel all the thread from a T-shirt, how many times will that thread wrap around a city block? How many flowers does a hive of bees have to visit to collect enough pollen to make a pound of honey? The answers might surprise you!"--OCLC.
