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1) Actual size
Author
Language
English
Description
Discusses and gives examples of the size and weight of various animals and parts of animals.
7) Big & little
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Illustrates the concept of size by comparing different animals, from the smallest visible animals to the largest.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The colossal plants and animals of our world-dinosaurs, whales, and even trees-are a source of unending fascination, and their sheer scale can be truly impressive. Size is integral to the way that organisms experience the world: a puddle that a human being would step over without thinking is an entire world to thousands of microscopic rotifers. But why are creatures the size that they are? Why aren't bugs the size of elephants, or whales the size...
10) I'm not small
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What does it feel like to be big? What does it feel like to be small? The thrill of being big even when you are small shines forth in this family story about concepts and comparisons"--Back cover.
11) I am just right
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A boy who is too big for his crib, his tricycle, and being picked up by his grandfather is just the right size for his bed, bicycle, and Grandpa's hugs. --
12) Chicken Big
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A giant chicken hatches from an enormous egg, but the other chickens cannot accept that he is one of them.
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir. Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally since the age of thirteen. Discovered at a shopping mall in Nebraska, her stunning face and sexy curves have graced the covers of top magazines, including...
14) Estelle and Lucy
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Little Lucy wants to do everything Estelle can do, but Estelle keeps pointing out that Lucy is too small.
17) A very big bunny
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Amelia is so big that she is always last in line at school and none of the other students will play with her, but a special new classmate teaches her that size is not always the most important thing.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Exquisitely compassionate and witty, Big Girl traces the intergenerational hungers and desires of Black womanhood, as told through the unforgettable voice of Malaya Clondon. In her highly anticipated debut novel, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan explores the perils-and undeniable beauty-of insatiable longing. Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings; she'd rather paint alone...
19) I am small
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"With beautifully composed watercolor illustrations, Qin Leng recalls her own childhood in this story about a little girl who has always been the smallest: smallest of the family, smallest in school, smallest in a crowd. The girl faces her own set of challenges, but her loving parents and an unexpected visitor might change her perception for good."--
20) Big
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is."--
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