How Big Is Big? How Far Is Far? All Around Me: U.S. Edition

Description

Look up, look down, look all around ... Journey through the natural world and discover animals big and small in this whimsical guide to weights, heights and distances for little learners. Did you know that a squid's eyeball is as big as a beach ball? Or that there was once a dinosaur about as big as a... goat. How big is Big? How Far is Far? All Around Me finds creative ways of explaining measurements by comparing weight, size and speed in unusal ways. Every spread is beauti- fully designed to gives clear visuals on comparisons that stretch from the everyday to the obscure. How big is Big? How Far is Far? All Around Me is the follow-on title from the Little Gestalten favourite How big is Big? How Far is Far? Taking new comparisons which focus on our planet, not only will children learn about all the different ways to measure, but they'll also discover new facts about the incredible world we live in.

Jun Cen is a Chinese artist who is currently based in the US. He is the Overall New Talent winner of the 2013 Association of Illustrators Award. His work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, 3 x 3 Illustration Competition and more. His list of clients include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Verge, Grantland, Oxford University Press, Nobrow and many others.