How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world's largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that's bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don't tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself--at their actual size.

作者简介 史蒂夫·詹金斯（SteveJenkins） 美国童书作家、插画家。受到身为物理学家的父亲的影响，他从小爱好科学，不管住在哪里，都会建一个“家庭动物园”，养蜥蜴、乌龟等各种动物，也会收集岩石、化石，在家做实验。他大学时学习美术设计，曾在广告业工作，后与妻子罗宾·佩奇共同成立工作室。詹金斯创作了超过40本角度新颖的儿童科普绘本，或取材于自己好奇的话题，或从3个孩子的提问中获取灵感，然后通过风格独特的拼贴画呈现出来，媒体称赞“他能用最吸引人的方式传达科学知识”。他的作品备受欢迎，曾获凯迪克奖、《波士顿环球报》号角图书奖、《纽约时报》年度绘本等荣誉，多次被美国教师协会、美国图书馆协会选为推荐图书。史蒂夫·詹金斯曾说：“我希望我的书能为孩子呈现直观的信息。孩子天生就可以欣赏大自然的神奇，不用人教。他们只是需要一种方法，把脑袋里的零散的知识串连起来，形...(展开全部)

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world's largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that's bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don't tell the whole story. Sometimes you need to see things for yourself--at their actual size.

The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues have always been at the core of historical analysis, international economists have tended to regard the size of a country as "exogenous," or no more subject to explanation than the location of a mountain ...(展开全部)

The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues have always been at the core of historical analysis, international economists have tended to regard the size of a country as "exogenous," or no more subject to explanation than the location of a mountain ...(展开全部)

The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues have always been at the core of historical analysis, international economists have tended to regard the size of a country as "exogenous," or no more subject to explanation than the location of a mountain ...(展开全部)

The authors of this timely and provocative book use the tools of economic analysis to examine the formation and change of political borders. They argue that while these issues have always been at the core of historical analysis, international economists have tended to regard the size of a country as "exogenous," or no more subject to explanation than the location of a mountain ...(展开全部)

Fat isn’t the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn’t match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates thin” with healthy” is the problem. The solution? Health at Every Size. Tune in to your body’s expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasura...(展开全部)

Here they are--some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems.

Here they are--some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From THE WHORE OF MENSA, to GOD (A Play), to NO KADDISH FOR WEINSTEIN, old and new Woody Allen fans will laugh themselves hysterical over these sparkling gems.