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Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little

By Nicola Davies
Illustrators Illustrated by Neal Layton Publisher Candlewick Imprint Candlewick ISBN

9780763639242

Awards and Honors 2009 Horn Book Fanfare List; 2016 Mathical Honor Book, Grades 3-5

Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little

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Why aren't insects the size of dogs? Why are ants stronger than humans? Why couldn't Superman really exist? It all comes down to a rule of geometry: "If you double the length of something, its surface area and cross section go up four times, while its volume and weight go up eight times!" Fascinating examples and funny illustrations demonstrate how this rule governs the size of every creature on Earth. Index. Glossary. Full-color art.
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