The scale of things means how one thing compares in size to another. In this book, appealing illustrations help kids understand scale by taking them around the world -- and even into space -- to compare the distances that people have traveled on well-known journeys.

Includes glossary and index.

Introduction -- The Wright Brothers' flights and the marathon -- The Marathon and the race to the South Pole -- The race to the South Pole and the Tour de France -- The Tour de France and Route 66 -- Route 66 and crossing the Atlantic Ocean -- Crossing the Atlantic Ocean and the Trans-Siberian Railway -- The Trans-Siberian Railway and Amy Johnson's flight -- Amy Johnson's flight and Apollo 11's flight to the moon -- Apollo 11's flight to the moon and Mars landing -- Glossary and index.