All Teeth Great and Small

Look into the jaws of many many animals, both living and extinct!

Teeth are everywhere — in people and animals, past and present, and they come in the most surprising shapes and places. Some creatures have teeth not just in their mouths but even on their tongues or in their throats. Some teeth slice like sabres, others grind like millstones, while some never stop growing.

All Teeth Great & Small invites children to peek into the jaws of dinosaurs and mammoths, sharks and snakes, hippos and hedgehogs, snails with thousands of tiny scraping teeth and beavers with iron-strong chisels. Along the way, readers also discover the secrets of their own teeth: what enamel is made of, why baby teeth fall out, how saliva protects them, and even why chewing helps our memory.