Faster than a Jet, Bigger than a Whale: An Illustrated Guide to Measuring Our World

The natural curiosity of youngsters can keep the adults around them trying to answer what seems like unending questions. How long are dinosaurs? How fast do sloths walk? How far does a kangaroo jump? How long does a shark live? What creatures poop the most? Trying to answer those questions in terms that make sense to kids is no easy task. This book will help answer many of those questions with good writing and lots of excellent graphics to help with the understanding. Some of the comparisons are crystal clear, such as describing the longest passenger train as being as long as 80 buses lined up, but others will not be very meaningful for most kids, such as describing the human circulatory system as more than three times the length of the Pan-American Highway. That said, the book is very well-written in a conversational style, inviting to and appropriate for young readers. The illustrations are stylized and beautifully rendered. The layout of the book is graphically pleasing and will help to keep young readers engaged. Curious kids, and aren’t they all curious, will read this book over and over again.