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Record breakers! / senior editors Chris Hawkes, Scarlett O'Hara, Fleur Star.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465474384
  • 1465474382
Other title:
  • Record breakers! : more than 500 fantastic feats : fastest, biggest, strongest
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Planet earth -- People power -- Sporting prowess -- Feats of engineering -- Living world -- Out of this world.
Summary: Record Breakers brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world. Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2°C/-128.6°F); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. The greatest human achievements are showcased, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, technology, transport, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in the book, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world, Earth, and space.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 R311 Checked out 06/18/2024 33111008925519
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 R311 Checked out 06/18/2024 33111009275518
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 031.02 R311 Available 33111008229698
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What is the world's longest-living creature? Who was the first person to reach the bottom of the ocean? Where is the longest train route?

This book is jam-packed full of amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space, and brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world! Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2ºC/-128.6ºF); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more.

Discover the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, transport, technology, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this book, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world.

Find out all about the best of everything in Record Breakers - an entertaining and educational book that the whole family can enjoy.

"More than 500 fantastic feats"--Cover.

Includes index.

Amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space pack this fantastic kids' book of world records

Planet earth -- People power -- Sporting prowess -- Feats of engineering -- Living world -- Out of this world.

Record Breakers brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world. Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2°C/-128.6°F); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. The greatest human achievements are showcased, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, technology, transport, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in the book, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world, Earth, and space.

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