The blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.
The blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.
School & Library Binding
(Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 1993)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Illustrates the concept of big, bigger, and biggest by comparing the physical measurements of such large things as a blue whale, a mountain, a star, and the universe.
Library Binding
(Perfection Learning, March 2, 2004)
A blue whale is big; its the biggest animal alive. But it isn't the biggest thing there is. In this informative and engaging book, readers discover some big things, some bigger things, and the thing beyond measure--what can truly be called the Biggest Thing There Is!
The blue whale is the biggest creature on Earth. But a hollow Mount Everest could hold billions of whales! And though Mount Everest is enormous, it is pretty small compared to the Earth. This book is an innovative exploration of size and proportion.
Paperback
(Hachette Children's Group, June 12, 2014)
Each of the 'Wonderwise' series explores a particular area of learning with a simple narrative text and illustrations. The differentiated text gently introduces readers to some of the methods of extracting information from a non-fiction book.
A blue whale is big; it's the BIGGEST animal alive. But it isn't the biggest thing there is. After all, a blue whale would look small sitting on top of a mountain. And though a montain is large, it's no more than a pebble in relation to the whole earth.