Showing readers how to put math to work in their day-to-day activities, this book describes mako sharks and wobbegong sharks and how scientists use math to figure out the sharks' speed.
Explains the names of fourteen dinosaurs, from Stegosaurus to Compsognathus, and describes their physical characteristics, size, and probable behavior.
Presents an introduction to large bugs, in simple text with photographs, and desribes the size, behavior, and habitat of goliath beetles, giant cockroaches, lantern flies, dragonflies and others.