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by Steve Jenkins

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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.

Review:

"Jenkins' artwork is gorgeous (a gatefold of a frog in midleap is particularly memorable)... An unusual, unusually effective tool for connecting children to nature's astonishing variety."

Review:

"A thoroughly engaging read-aloud and a must-have for any collection."

Synopsis:

In this visually stunning book, seeing is believing as Jenkins illustrates animals both large and small at their actual size.

About the Author

Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated nearly twenty picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor–winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eyepopping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page, and their children. To learn more about Steve and his books, visit www.stevejenkinsbooks.com.

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macwell, January 3, 2010 (view all comments by macwell)
This is an amazing book to inspire children's curiosity...I taught a class of 1st and 2nd graders, many considered "at-risk", in a special summer school enrichment program to enhance reading and math skills. I used the rainforest as our theme, and each child chose an animal to research. One day I shared Actual Size, and immediately children were ASKING to learn about the size of their chosen rainforest animal. They searched through books and the internet for information. In the classroom, we walked off the 36 feet of the longest-recorded anaconda, measured the length of the jaguar's tail, the wingspan of the Blue Morpho butterfly...children asked to cut out "actual size" examples for their display boards, found other objects that were the actual size of whatever they had measured for their animal, and compared thier animal sizes with one another. "Mine's bigger, twice as big!" (And they didn't even know they were doing math or improving their reading!)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780618375943
Author:
Jenkins, Steve
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Location:
Boston
Subject:
General
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Animals - General
Subject:
Nature - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books
Subject:
Body size
Subject:
Science & Nature - General
Subject:
Miscellanea
Copyright:
Edition Description:
HARDCOVER
Series Volume:
G-2003-37
Publication Date:
May 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
28
Dimensions:
12.0 x 10.0 in
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08

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