Tallest Tower, Smallest Star

Have you ever w ondered how a dinosaur w ould measure up against the Great Pyramids of Giza, if a hummingbird could outfly a jet plane, or how many atoms could fit inside a grain of sand? These are just some of the questions explored in this extraordinary book of comparisons. Detailed images draw n to scale, informative text and unexpected visual analogies w ill help the reader to comprehend just how fast, how strong, how small and how big things really are. W ith stunning Victorian-style artw ork by aw ard-w inning illustrator Page Tsou, this visual feast of a compendium w ill surprise and delight inquisitive minds in equal measure. Peek inside and discover a beetle that is stronger than an elephant, meet the pterosaur that w as bigger than a spitfire and explore the furthest reaches of the know n universe.