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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Discover Earth's strangest natural wonders, animals, festivals, ancient architecture, news, and more in this annual compendium of everything Weird But True! fans love ... and then some. Readers will journey across the seven continents, dive into the ocean, and even blast off into space to discover a whole wide world of weird. From volcano-surfing in Nicaragua to a beach in Japan where the "sand" is shaped like stars to extreme ironing competitions...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A leading zoologist takes a fierce and often humorous look at the females of the animal kingdom and subverts the prevailing opinion among evolutionary biologists who have insisted that males are more interesting.
Humans are locked in a battle over sex and gender: one side argues that evolutionary biology dictates how we should be, and the other that it's a patriarchal tool that shouldn't matter at all. Rewriting the science of evolution and sex,...
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
All aboard Guinness World Records 2021 for a life-changing journey of discovery! This year, we're devoting a chapter to the history of exploration, starting with the story of the very first circumnavigation, along with our History of Adventure timeline, featuring a host of remarkable achievements. The fully revised and updated best-seller is packed with thousands of incredible new feats across the widest spectrum of topics, providing a whistle-stop...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book takes readers on a journey through the developmental history of various modes of transportation -- from chariots to electric cars, dugout canoes to ocean liners, cable cars to bullet trains, and the many iterations in between. The fascinating stories behind each of these machines join together to reveal a comprehensive history of how new and inventive forms of transportation have built off one another to change our world." -- Amazon.com....
50) Exploring sharks
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready for a deep dive? An ocean full of sharks is here for you to explore, with fact-packed info about your favorite species -- plus some that will suprise you!" -- Back cover.
53) Only in America
Author
Series
[The 50 states volume 12
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for a road trip like no other around the fabulous USA. Discover unique, strange, funny, record-breaking and downright unbelievable facts about every state in the USA. See the strangest claims to fame and the most unusual place names every state has to offer. Visit the city of Dinosaur, drop by the Pizza Museum and discover the home of the world's biggest chocolate sculpture. One thing is for sure, this is the land of the impossible, brilliant...
56) Ask a scientist
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Kids from all around the world have sent us their most pressing questions. Professor Robert Winston is here to answer them in this fun, friendly, and accessible science book for kids." -- page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Totally random kids volume 1
Publisher
Bright Matter Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Fantastic facts come to life in this beautifully-designed, photo-filled hardcover series! From weather and animals to sports and pop culture, a treasure trove of intriguing information pairs with dramatic pictures to wow young readers with the surprising, the stupendous, and the surreal." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"MOVIES (AND OTHER THINGS) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things). One of the chapters, for example, answers which race Kevin Costner was able to white savior the best, because did you know that he white saviors Mexicans in McFarland, USA, and white saviors Native Americans in Dances with Wolves, and white saviors Black people in Black or White, and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in Draft Day? Another of the chapters, for a...
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