David M Schwartz

Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.

Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume using the metric system. 2 folded pages open out to form a meter-wide page complete with an illustration of a meter-long ruler, and a three-page appendix offers more in-depth information about the metric system.

Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.

Ten creatures wait, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Includes ten gatefolds that readers can lift.

Explores counting by powers of ten all the way up to the largest numbers that exist.

Photographs and text introduce the animals, insects, and plants in a pond.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals that can be found on a farm. Includes a sheep, rooster, mouse, goat, pig, horse, and duckling.

Text and pictures try to make possible the conceptualization of a million, a billion, and a trillion.

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of various animals that live in the desert. Includes a coyote, gecko, rattlesnake, mouse, scorpion, and tarantula.