Synopsis

In this visually stunning picture book, Caldecott Medalist Steve Jenkins illustrates animals both large and small at actual size.

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world's largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that's bigger than your head?

Sometimes facts and figures don't tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself--at their actual size.

A must-have for any collection. (School Library Journal)

Author: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 05/25/2004
Pages: 34
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 12.31h x 10.33w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780618375943
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Winner
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 04/19/2004 pg. 63
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2004 pg. 443
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2004 pg. 345
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2004 pg. 376 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 05/15/2004 pg. 1621
School Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 128
New York Times 06/27/2004 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 426 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist 12/01/2004 pg. 670
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/15/2005 pg. 775
Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04 09/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 426 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 04/19/2004
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2005 pg. 775
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 29