Leonard S. Marcus Young children measure themselves against
their parents, siblings, pets and friends as they come to grips
with the various nuances of the concept of big versus small,
eventually recognizing, for instance, that a clown''s bulbous
clodhoppers are "too big" and therefore funny. This portable zoo
feeds their natural inquisitiveness, and Komiya''s thoughtfully
prepared "fun facts" and questions, tucked away comic-strip style
in vertical panels at the right margin, make the book
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An elephant''s trunk is so nimble, it can pick up a single
blade of grass, and yet so strong, it can knock over a tree.
Giraffes have eyelashes. Sloths hang from trees for days at a time
without going to the bathroom. These are just some of the insights
featured in "Life-Size Zoo." Acclaimed wildlife photographer
Toyofumi Fukuda visited Japan''s premier zoos to capture remarkably
vivid and detailed close-up photographs of 21 animals, from pandas
and meerkats to giraffes, rhinos, and elephants adult and baby.
Each photograph is accompanied by a profile including body length,
weight, and natural habitat, as well as fun facts about the
animal.