Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little

by Nicola Davies

Book Overview

From a celebrated team comes a fascinating look at why we don t have super powers (alas) and why size matters, for creatures big and small. Did you ever wonder why there are no high-fl ying, wall-climbing, tall-building-leaping superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from engaging in astonishing feats of strength and agility, and yet why being tiny and all-powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fi fty times...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763639249
• ISBN13: 9780763639242
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.6" x 6.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7