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"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith 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...

A little girl, found at sea, is taken to a strange country where no one knows her name, her language, or her people.

¿Qué es eso que oculta la anémona de mar? ¡Un pez payaso, por supuesto! Este título introduce a los lectores jóvenes a estos lindos e icónicos habitantes del océano. Las fotos frescas y vibrantes ayudan al aprendizaje visual, mientras que las preguntas de pensamiento crítico y un glosario de fotos ayudan a desarrollar habilidades de aprendizaje de no ficción. What's that hiding by the sea anemone? A clown fish, of course! Now in Spanish, this title introduces young readers to these cute and iconic ocean-dwellers. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos aid visual learning,...

Get to know golden retrievers from the tips of their wet noses to the ends of their wagging tails! Young readers will love the simple, easy-to-read text and beautiful full-bleed photographs. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.