Fastest and Slowest NEW by Camilla De La B'Doy're

Introduces some of the strongest and weakest animals in the world, explaining the benefits of strength and various adaptations.

A new series of colorful and lighthearted books that compares opposites in the weird and wonderful animal kingdom.Children are often intrigued by extremes in the world around them and how they compare to each other -- the biggest and the smallest, the fastest and the slowest, the smartest and the silliest. These books describe and illustrate animals' characteristics and compare them to animals with exactly the opposite characteristics. Young readers will learn fascinating facts about dozens of creatures from around the world while having some serious fun.All of the books include practical notes for parents and teachers about learning activities and games.The enormous and tiny animals in Biggest and Smallest come from all continents and some lived long ago. The sauroposeifon reached 40 feet but had a tiny head. Foraminifera jellyfish, too tiny to be seen without a microscope, lived on Earth 500 million years ago. The stinkpot turtle is just 2 inches long, but

Introduces some of the smartest and silliest animals in the world, explaining the benefits of intelligence and various adaptations.

A new series of colorful and lighthearted books that compares opposites in the weird and wonderful animal kingdom.Children are often intrigued by extremes in the world around them and how they compare to each other -- the biggest and the smallest, the fastest and the slowest, the smartest and the silliest. These books describe and illustrate animals' characteristics and compare them to animals with exactly the opposite characteristics. Young readers will learn fascinating facts about dozens of creatures from around the world while having some serious fun.All of the books include practical notes for parents and teachers about learning activities and games.Strongest and Weakest shows how animals can be strong in different ways and how other animals have adapted to their weaknesses in order to survive. The coconut crab, which can open a coconut with its giant claws, is certainly strong. A lone piranha may not be strong, but in greater numbers they are the most

Free Worldwide Delivery : Art Deco : Paperback : Flame Tree Publishing : 9781844512591 : 1844512592 : 06 Apr 2005 : Engages the reader in the heady world of the 1920s and 1930s when Art Deco style was all the rage. Covering architecture, jewellery, textiles, fine art and home furnishing, this book looks at well-known and not so well-known designers and creators of this most sophisticated of stiles, tracing its progress from the luxurious to the mass-produced.