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

Record breakers! : (cover title)
Hawkes, Chris, 1972- (editor.). O'Hara, Scarlett, (editor.). Star, Fleur, 1974- (editor.).

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 -128.6ºF/ -89.2ºC; 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781465474384
  • ISBN: 1465474382
  • Physical Description: 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space pack this fantastic kids' book of world records
Formatted Contents Note:
Planet earth -- People power -- Sporting prowess -- Feats of engineering -- Living world -- Out of this world.
Subject: Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile literature.
World records > Juvenile literature.
Sports > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Animals > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
World records > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Science > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Earth (Planet) > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Outer space > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Trivia and miscellanea.

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  • 5 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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