Overview

Amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space pack this fantastic kids' book of world records. It's the perfect gift book for children aged 9-11. Record Breakers! brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world. Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica- a chilling -89.2 C); 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. Find out all about the best of everything in Record Breakers!- an entertaining and educational book for all the family.

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Author:   DK ,  Phonic Books
Publisher:   Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint:   DK Children
Dimensions:   Width: 22.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.031kg
ISBN:  

9780241296967

ISBN 10:   024129696
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   02 August 2018
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  General/trade ,  Children / Juvenile ,  General
Replaced By:   9780241656952
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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An old favourite topic that will keep enquiring minds active and interested for hours, if not days! * Creative Steps *

An old favourite topic that will keep enquiring minds active and interested for hours, if not days! * Creative Steps * The children have spent hours happily pouring over this wonderful find... The information is presented in bite size chunks so does not overwhelm the children and they quite happily skip to their favourite parts... a great book that has already come in handy with homework from school -- Parent with children ages 7 and 9 * Toppsta * Would recommend to everyone to read this -- Child age 10 * Toppsta * With great diagrams and pictures and amazing facts about so many different things this will keep your child amused for hours. Highly recommended -- Parent with child age 6 * Toppsta * If you love finding out new and interesting facts, then this book is definitely for you!... you can open the book to any page and find out something amazing... it grabs the reader and keeps you hooked on reading -- Teacher of students 7-8 * Toppsta * This is a book to read, collect and treasure -- Parent with child age 9 * Toppsta * Each page is jam packed with facts and figures as well as brilliant photos and illustrations. The whole family has enjoyed reading this book and finding out new and interesting things -- Parent with child age 8 * Toppsta * A fantastic book, really good quality with thick glossy pages... It has a real educational value to children as its not just man made records, but animal, plants etc. I feel this is the type of book every child should have in their collection -- Parent with child age 10 * Toppsta * Easy to dip in and out of with the facts broken up into sections -- Teacher of students 9-10 and Parent with children ages 8 and 6 * Toppsta *

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