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Atlas of record-breaking adventures : a collection of the biggest, fastest, longest, hottest, toughest, tallest and most deadly things from around the world / written by Emily Hawkins ; illustrated by Lucy Letherland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hawkins, Emily, author.
- Series:
- Atlas Of Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Curiosities and wonders--Pictorial works--Juvenile literature.
- Curiosities and wonders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (85 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Wide Eyed Editions, [2020]
- Summary:
- Come face-to-face with the biggest, toughest, oldest and most unmissable wonders on Earth in Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures, the sixth and latest in the bestselling series.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Embark on a record-breaking adventure
- AFRICA
- Race against the fastest land animal, Botswana
- Brave the hottest place on Earth, Ethiopia
- Cool off at the world's biggest waterfall, Zambia
- Survive the most extreme human endurance run, Morocco
- Meet the world's largest primate, Rwanda
- EUROPE
- Hold your breath with nature's best air-breathing diver, The Azores
- Marvel at the world's largest collection of human bones, France
- Pay your respects to the world's oldest vertebrate, Greenland
- Visit the world's longest- erupting volcano, Italy
- ASIA &
- THE MIDDLE EAST
- Explore the world's deepest underground city, Turkey
- Take a trip on the world's longest railway, Russia
- Saddle up for the longest horse race in the world, Mongolia
- Riding rapids on the world's highest river, Tibet
- Step inside the largest cave in the world, Vietnam
- Sniff out the world's stinkiest plant, Indonesia
- AUSTRALASIA &
- OCEANIA
- Catch up with the fastest fish in the world, Australia
- Meet the greatest insect builders, Australia
- See the light at the world's most spectacular glow- worm cave, New Zealand
- Listen out for the world's heaviest parrot, New Zealand
- NORTH AMERICA
- Jump into the world's largest freshwater lake, Canada
- Blink and you'll miss the world's fastest bird, USA
- Climb one of the tallest trees in the world, USA
- Dig the dirt on the largest ever colony of mammals, USA
- Do not touch the world's most deadly tree, The Bahamas
- Watch the birds at the world's largest cave shaft, Mexico
- CENTRAL &
- SOUTH AMERICA
- Watch out for the world's most poisonous creature, Colombia
- Marvel at the everlasting lightning storm, Venezuela
- Steer clear of the deadliest island on Earth, Brazil
- Hear the call of the world's loudest land animal, Peru.
- Paddle down the biggest river in the world, The Amazon
- ANTARCTICA
- Endure sub-zero temperatures at the coldest place on Earth, Antarctica
- Can You Find?
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7112-5564-4
- OCLC:
- 1235595239
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