Big Countdown: 30 Million Different Insects in the Rainfores - Hardcover

Rockett, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1445126729 ISBN 13: 9781445126722

Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd

Synopsis

Are you ready for THE BIG COUNTDOWN? Find out all about your world with an amazing mix of numbers, facts and stats, counting down from the biggest to the smallest.

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About the Author

Since landing on planet Earth, Paul Rockett has spent much of his time reading up on the adventures of human life, while also experiencing a few of his own. In his quest to find out more about his chosen home planet, Paul has travelled, doodled, eaten a lot of food, plundered dusty libraries and gazed out of windows. Having gathered together a vast amount of fascinating data, it is now his mission to present as much as he can in interesting ways, so that any passing Martian can see how brilliant life is on Earth.

From School Library Journal

Gr 3-7-These titles are crammed with photos, diagrams, charts, and graphic designs. Many pages also feature numbers, especially large ones; for instance, Animal Kingdom features a time line of animal life starting 3.5 billion years ago. Incorporating so many topics per volume results in uneven quality. For example, Space has excellent visual representations of Earth's daily rotation and yearly orbit, but the moon landing diagram partially covers explanatory text. The series' UK origin is apparent in the lists of suggested books, which have limited U.S. availability. Some facts are questionable, such as the claim that the Yanomami have lived in the Amazon for 50 million years, and a diagram appears to indicate that a kangaroo can leap 30 feet high. Poisonous Plants devotes only two pages to toxic varieties. Rockett includes in each book a disclaimer that "the numbers will most likely be an estimation" and may change with time. VERDICT Flashy designs and mind-boggling statistics may pique browsers' interest in these topics, but they should double-check facts in additional sources.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1445126729
• ISBN 13: 9781445126722
• Binding: Hardcover