A fun, unconventional counting book that playfully uses numbers to discover the diverse, fact-filled world of wonders all around us.
Do you know…
How many bones an octopus has?
How many breaths you take a day?
How many times a black bear’s heart beats each hour?
How many moons Mars has?
How many miles a trip to the moon and back is? How about a trip to Saturn?
How many leaves are on an oak tree?
How many meters there are between you and the clouds?
What happens when you keep placing zeroes at the end of numbers?
All the answers are here—along with many more amazing facts that celebrate the numbers zero to nine and the powers of ten numbers ten to nine billion.
Richly imagined and playfully illustrated, Octopuses Have Zero Bones is a great choice for children, families, and inquisitive people of all ages, and a strong addition to any classroom or school library. The book’s layered content makes it possible to explore at multiple levels.
Details:
Anne Richardson kindles curiosity as the senior director of Global Collaborations at the Exploratorium, San Francisco, where she works with partners worldwide to imagine and create new science centers and other extraordinary learning experiences. Richardson holds a PhD and an MS in environmental studies from Antioch University New England, and a BA in art history from Northwestern University.
Andrea Antinori is an award-winning illustrator based in Bologna, Italy. He studied graphic design and illustration at ISIA in Urbino and at Escalo Massana in Barcelona.
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