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Collection
Publication
SCHOLASTIC (2008)
Description
Presents a visual guide to items and animals of various strength and substance, including such examples as spider webs, bulldozers, black holes, lasers, icebreakers, and the Hercules beetle.
Local notes
2012-025
User reviews
LibraryThing member smoore75
Similar to Hillman's "How Big Is It?", "How Strong Is It?", is a concept book introducing kids to the strength and power of everyday things in very unique ways. The book begins with a Table of Contents. Each section of the book is illustrated with giant photographs and text. Example topics are the
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strength of a spider web, where the picture shows the difficulty a passenger plane would have passing through one; the jaws of a shark are so powerful, you could cut a huge tree down; and how Rapunzel's hair could actually hold 17,500 pounds of princes. This is a great book to make power and strength relevant to kids. The book does not have a bibliography, but has a detailed index making finding certain information simple. Show Less
Awards
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2009)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0545054907 / 9780545054904