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Hillman, Ben, 1957-

How big is it? : a big book all about BIGness / by Ben Hillman. - New York : Scholastic Reference, ©2007. - 47 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. - What's the big idea? . - What's the big idea? .

Includes index.

Giant squid: Lengthy leggy leviathan -- Olympus mons: Biggest volcano in the solar system -- Reticulated python: Longest snake -- Quetzalcoatlus: Biggest animal that ever flew -- Great pyramid at Giza: Wonder of the ancient world -- Goliath bird-eating spider: Biggest, creepiest arachnid -- Tsunami: Highest wave -- Polar bear: Biggest living carnivore -- Dragonfly of the carboniferous: Biggest flying insect -- Ice age glacier: Gigantic ice sheet -- Airship: Biggest flying machine -- Dinosaur-killing asteriod: Giant rock from outer space -- Egg of the elephant bird: Largest egg in history -- Redwood: Tallest living thing -- Akula (shark) submarine: Biggest diving machine -- Giraffe: Tallest living animal -- Arecibo radio telescope: Biggest dish -- Diamond: Too big for your finger -- Valles Marineris: Biggest crack in the solar system -- Flower: Biggest, weirdest flower -- Eta Carinae: Enormous star -- Googol: Extremely gigantic humongous insanely large number.

Interesting facts about some of the world's biggest things.

ISBN: 9780439918084 0439918081

LCCN: 2006050609

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Size perception--Juvenile literature.
Size judgment--Juvenile literature.
Size.

LC Class. No.: BF299.S5 / H55 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 153.7 H654 2007