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If ... : a mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers / written by David J. Smith ; illustrated by Steve Adams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, David J. (David Julian), 1944- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy--Juvenile literature.
- Astronomy.
- World history--Juvenile literature.
- World history.
- Population--Juvenile literature.
- Population.
- Natural resources--Juvenile literature.
- Natural resources.
- Nature stories.
- Natural history.
- Genre:
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 40 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Mind-bending new way of looking at big ideas and numbers
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Author has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls).
- Notes:
- Chiefly illustrations.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 40).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781894786348 (bound)
- 1894786343 (bound)
- OCLC:
- 864394778
- Publisher Number:
- 99990749530
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