Pub Date: September 1, 2005
Dewey: 560
LCCN: 2004025124
Lexile Code: 0890
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.43" H x 12.40" L x 10.30" W ( 1.23 lbs) 36 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures | Science and Nature | Discoveries | Activity Books | Coloring | Zoology | Insects Spiders etc | History | Prehistoric | Curiosities and Wonders
Description: What is it like to come face-to-face with the ten-foot-tall terror bird or the world's largest meat-eater? In this "actual size" look at the prehistoric world, which includes two dramatic gatefolds, readers will meet these creatures. Full color.
Brief description:
Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.
Review Quotes:
"Children fascinated by Jenkins' vibrant cut-paper artwork in Actual Size won't want to miss this similiar oversize album of prehistoric creatures that range from tiny to enormous." --Booklist, starred Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"Stunning paper collage illustrations provide artistic interpretations of what each animal may have looked like." -Horn Book, starred Horn Book, Starred