In this volume, we will encounter the entire colorful and varied group of giant-sized animals. We will get to know elephants, hippos, rhinos, whales, and then ostriches, the largest birds living today on Earth, and finally, octopuses and giant squids.

All of them are animals that have made their perfect appearance in circuses, aquariums, and museums and today hold a place in the Guinness Book of Records. By reading about these giant animals, we will discover their remarkable intelligence and complex social behaviors. And it will all be truly astonishing.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]