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"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Todo el mundo lo sabe: en el mundo de Minecraft, los creeper explotan. Pero para Mervyn es más que eso. Lo único que quiere es ganar la prestigiosa competición anual de explosiones de creepers para que su padre esté orgulloso de él. Las presiones familiares y los rivales harán que las cosas no salgan exactamente tal como lo quiere este pequeño monstruo. En este divertido y único diario seréis testigos del intenso entrenamiento para convertirse en el mejor de todos.

This fantastic book for young readers explains how it all began--from what is in the universe and the solar system; what galaxies, stars, the sun, and the planets are; when the practice of astronomy began, what an astronaut is, and how they live in space. It serves as a fascinating and useful illustrated guide for kids.

Winning the American Revolution was just the first step. After defeating Great Britain, the American colonies were united in name only. How would this independent nation be governed? During the summer of 1787, representatives went to Philadelphia to solve the problem. The result, the U.S. Constitution, created a new government, establishing the foundations of a free nation and setting a new course for history.