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Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Description
Introduces readers to the concept of weather, combining vivid photographs with elementary facts to explain how weather systems work and the environmental conditions they create.
Publisher
Guinness World Records
Pub. Date
©2000
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Description
Contains thousands of records that span every field of human and non-human endeavors, including science and technology, animals, sports, geography, arts and entertainment, education, hobbies and pastimes, unusual rituals, and many others.
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 18 cm.
Description
Let's start with a million. A million days ago, the first Olympics took place in ancient Greece. If you live a million hours, you'll be 114 years old. And how many ants equal the weight of one average human? That's right, a million. Open the candy cover and take a deep and delicious dive into numbers, fun facts, and cool trivia on all kinds of topics. It's a novel approach to feeding kids tantalizing tidbits about the world.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
285 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Description
"This awe-inspiring updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in pop culture, science, tech, nature, sports, medicine, and more. This 2023 edition also includes "Trending" sections for each category, covering all the newcool social media facts, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from the past year"--
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color photographs ; 31 cm.
Description
In this big, bold annual compendium, readers will discover a whole wide world of wacky, wild, and weird wonders on planet Earth, from the troll dog bug of Suriname to a technicolor village in Indonesia.
Publisher
World Almanac Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1007 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
Description
The World Almanac is America's bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for school, library, business, and home. The 2023 edition of The World Almanac reviews the biggest events of 2022 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a treasure trove of political, economic, scientific...
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]-
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Description
"Don't miss this all-new Ripley's Believe It or Not! which features 144 full-color pages of the most incredible facts, strangest discoveries, and weirdest wonders of the world!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume Related works
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne.
This collection of stories, written for peculiar eyes only, presents unusual folklore that are a formative part of the upbringing of peculiar children everywhere. Encoded within their pages are the locations of hidden loops, the secret...
Author
Publisher
Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
415 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Description
"Ever wondered which 10 dinosaurs were the largest, and what they weighed...in cats? Or how much of your DNA you share with other animals...and bananas? Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the universe-erupting volcanoes, medieval machines, jumping spiders, exploding stars, and everything in between-and organizes them into quirky list form for curious kids and...
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Formats
Description
"A book for all ages about noticing the wonder and beauty in the world both near and far"--
A young boy follows his imagination from the pyramids of Egypt to the moon, and back again. Along the way he learns that there are always stories to discover, to dream about, and to share.
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Series
Description
"Highlighting the seven wonders of the world -- the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Wonders of the World, a new title in the Eyewitness series, showcases these architectural feats and the marvels of engineering behind these timeless treasures."--Amazon.com.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
v. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Provides the latest information on a wide range of topics including animals, culture, geography, the environment, history, and science. Amazing animals will take readers into the wild and into the water. Discover cultural connections from food, currency, literature and lots more from around the world.
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