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Atlas of record-breaking adventures, a collection of the biggest, fastest, longest, hottest, toughest, tallest and most deadly things from around the world, illustrated by Lucy Letherland ; written by Emily Hawkins

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Atlas of record-breaking adventures

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illustrated by Lucy Letherland ; written by Emily Hawkins

a collection of the biggest, fastest, longest, hottest, toughest, tallest and most deadly things from around the world

"Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world, stopping off at every continent to marvel at natural and human phenomena."--Provided by publisher

Africa -- Race against the fastest land animal, Botswana -- Brave the hottest place on Earth, Ethiopia -- Cool off at the biggest waterfall, Zambia -- Survive the most extreme human endurance run, Morocco -- Meet the world's largest primate, Rwanda -- Europe -- Hold your breath with nature's best air-breathing diver, The Azores -- Marvel at the world's largest collection of human bones, France -- Pay your respects to the world's oldest vertebrate, Greenland -- Visit the world's longest-erupting volcano, Italy -- Asia & the Middle East -- Explore the world's deepest underground city, Turkey -- Take a trip on the world's longest railway, Russia -- Saddle up for the longest horse race in the world, Mongolia -- Riding rapids on the world's highest river, Tibet -- Step inside the largest cave in the world, Vietnam -- Sniff out the world's stinkiest plant, Indonesia -- Australasia & Oceania -- Catch up with the fastest fish in the world, Australia -- Meet the greatest insect builders, Australia -- See the light at the world's most spectacular glow-worm cave, New Zealand -- Listen out for the world's heaviest parrot, New Zealand -- North America -- Jump into the world's largest freshwater lake, Canada -- Blink and you'll miss the world's fastest bird, USA -- Climb one of the tallest trees in the world, USA -- Dig the dirt on the largest ever colony of mammals, USA -- Do not touch the world's most deadly tree, The Bahamas -- Watch the birds at the world's largest cave shaft, Mexico -- Central & South America -- Watch out for the world's most poisonous creature, Colombia -- Marvel at the everlasting lightning storm, Venezuela -- Steer clear of the deadliest island on Earth, Brazil -- Hear the call of the world's loudest land animal, Peru -- Paddle down the biggest river in the world, The Amazon -- Antarctica -- Endure sub-zero temperatures at the coldest place on earth, Antarctica -- Can you find? -- Index

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