Life-Size Animals: An Illustrated Safari

ISBN: 1419744607

Author: Schiavo, Rita Mabel

Condition: New

A gorgeously illustrated, oversize picture book that shows young readers the sizes of their favorite animals.Could you picture the size of a tigers face, or an elephants tail, or an ostrichs egg? Author Rita Mabel Schiavo and illustrator Isabella Grotts Life-Size Animals shows the actual size of your favorite animals tongues, teeth, claws, eggs, tails, and more. It encourages readers to compare the sizes of the different animals to themselves-seeing how long their tongues are compared to a giraffes or how big their teeth are compared to a great white sharks-and it helps to put in context just how big or small these incredible creatures are.Packed with facts and breathtaking illustrations, this is the kind of book that curious readers can pore over for hours and return to again and again.An eye-filling gallery of creature features. -Kirkus ReviewsThis lovely title provides a range of interesting animal facts, with rich digital illustrations that evoke the colors and style of botanical prints. -School Library Journal