Children's Nonfiction Curiosities & Wonders
Scholastic Book of World Records 2018
World Records, Trending Topics, and Viral Moments
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2017
- Category
- Curiosities & Wonders, Almanacs, General
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781338190052
- Publish Date
- Oct 2017
- List Price
- $16.99
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Description
Incredible world records, social media sensations, and pop culture crazes from the past year! This book covers everything from science, tech, sports, music, movies, animals, and more.
Another year of amazing world records and all the latest and greatest pop culture crazes!Where can you find the world's deadliest frog?Which athlete holds the record for most Olympic medals won by an individual EVER? What state has the biggest collection of T-rex fossils? Who has more Instagram followers: Grumpy Cat or Selena Gomez? This book is packed with the answers to these questions and MORE! Read all about the biggest, best, and most buzzworthy world records in music, movies, sports, technology, video games, science, nature, states, and animals.
About the authors
Cynthia O'Brienloves facts and animals! She is the author of several nonfiction titles for Scholastic, including The Magic School Bus Presents Polar Animals. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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Michael Bright has worked as an executive producer with the BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit, based in Bristol, and with its Science Unit in London. He is author of over a hundred books on wildlife, science, travel and conservation, including many for children. His bestseller Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown was written to accompany the popular television series presented by Sir David Attenborough. He is the recipient of many international radio and television awards, including the prestigious Prix Italia. He is a graduate of the University of London and a corporate biologist and member of the Royal Society of Biology.
