EAN: 9780823452453

YOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE - JASON CHIN KARTONI...

Explore the known Universe and consider its mind-boggling scale in this crisply illustrated 
well-researched picture book from Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin. Winner of the Cook Prize!Now
available in paperback. Most eight-year-olds are about five times as tall as this book . . .
but only half as tall as an ostrich  which is half as tall as a giraffe . . . twenty times
smaller than a California Redwood! How do they compare to the tallest buildings? To Mt.
Everest? To stars  galaxy clusters  and . . . the universe? Jason Chin  the award-winning
author and illustrator of Grand Canyon has once again found a way to make a complex
subject--size  scale and almost unimaginable distance--accessible and understandable to readers
of all ages. Meticulously researched and featuring the highly detailed artwork for which he is
renowned  this is How Much is a Million for the new millenium  sure to be an immediate hit with
kids looking for an engaging way to delve into perspective  astronomy  and astrophysics.
Curious readers will love the extensive supplementary material included in the back of the back
of the book An American Library Association Notable Children s Book A New England Book Award
Finalist A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of the Year

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