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

by Nicola Davies

Book Overview

"Nicola Davies is the best thing to happen to biology classes since the invention of the filmstrip." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Did you ever wonder why there are no high-flying superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from performing amazing feats of strength and agility, yet why being tiny and powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fifty times your...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763653004
• ISBN13: 9780763653002
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6