Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the jumping spider, from egg to adult.

Briefly describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a green snake, from birth to maturity.

Introduces the concept of ratio by comparing what humans would be able to do if they had bodies like different animals.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals and plants that can be found in a meadow. Includes a black-eyed Susan, spider, fawn, snake, dandelion, grasshopper, and fox.

"Explores the concepts of ratio and proportion by growing or shrinking various objects by the same amounts"--Provided by publisher. If your dog were the size of a dinosaur, his dinner would fill your bedroom! If the moon were the size of a marble, earth would fit in your hands! If your submarine sandwich was as big as its name, the pickle would be as big as a life raft! Mighty math-man David Schwartz's amazing examples of relative size, and James...

Discusses the life cycle of a bean.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals and plants that can be found in the forest. Includes a chipmunk, box turtle, fern, bull moose, moth, ermine, and white birch.