The World's Best Book / written by Jan Payne ; illustrated by Mike Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Payne, Jan.

Contributor:

Phillips, Mike, 1961- illustrator.

Pilkington, Sally, editor.

Bonaddio, T. L., editor.

Buster Books (Firm), publisher.

Running Press Kids, publisher.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curiosities and wonders--Juvenile literature.

Curiosities and wonders.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Genre:

Children's nonfiction.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Distribution:

Philadelphia : Imprint of Running Press,

Other Title:

World's [Wildest, Fastest, Spookiest, Funniest, Smelliest, Brainiest] Best Book

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : [Published by] RP/Kids, 2009.

Contents:

Human Achievement. The Most Amazing People; The Greatest Minds; The Greatest Inventions; The World's Fastest; The Weirdest Inventions; The Oldest Things Made by Man; The World's Greenest; The Greatest Medical Discoveries; The Stupidest Science; The Smallest and Largest Countries; Amazing and Man-made; The Most Misleading Leaders; The Unluckiest Leaders; Fantastic Flags; The Most Treacherous Spies and Traitors; The Most Ingenious Spyware; The Greatest Escapes; The Best Hiding Places; The Dumbest Criminals; The Smartest Law Enforcer; The Silliest Laws; The Greatest Treasure; The Most Convincing Forgeries; The Most Hilarious Hoaxes; The Biggest Celebrations; The Foulest Fashions; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; The New Seven Wonders of the World; The Most Haunted; The Biggest and Best Music-Makers; The Most Sung Sons; Exceptional Instruments; Fantastic Films; The Most Embarrassing Mistakes on Screen; The Best Books; The Bestselling Books of All Time; Record-breaking Writers; The Art of the Best; The Greatest Sporting Events; The Weirdest Sporting Events; The Biggest Sporting Arenas; The Highest Prize Money; The Most Amusing Amusement Parks; The Best Toys.

(Continued) Living Marvels. Animal Record-Breakers; Extreme Eating Habits; The Strongest Creatures; The Smartest Animals; The Most Endangered Species; The Bravest Animals; The Most Dangerous Animals on Land; The Deadliest Sea Creatures; The Best Parents; The Best Dads; The Best Moms; The Best Animal Teamwork; The Best and Worst Eyes; The Coolest Camouflage; The Most Extreme Tricks of Nature; Fantastic Fossils; The Most Ancient Trees; The Biggest and Best Trees; The Strangest Plants; The Most Fantastic Fungi

Our Amazing Planet and Beyond. The World's Hottest and Coldest; The World's Deepest; The World's Highest; The World's Longest; Record-Breaking Rivers; The Most Amazing Waterfalls; The Most Violent Volcanoes; The Worst Natural Disasters; The World's Oldest Features; The World's Newest Features; The Weirdest Weather; The Biggest and Best in Our Solar System; The First in Space.

Notes:

Originally published: London : Buster Books, Imprint of Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2008.

"Edited by Sally Pilkington and T.L. Bonaddio"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

ISBN:

9780762437559

0762437553

OCLC:

316825594