If...: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers

by David J. Smith

Book Overview

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894786343
• ISBN13: 9781894786348
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7