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2013.
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English
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"A collision of the most exciting facts on Earth! From the 10 greatest superhero movies and 10 most successful video games, to the 10 biggest sharks and 10 fastest jets, this book will simply amaze you! Plus, it's interactive - you and your friends get to have your say about what you think should be at the top slots!"--P. [4] of cover.
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"Some of these quirky true stories might surprise even the most proud Texan. Austin sat the first all-woman state supreme court in the nation in 1925. A utopian colony thrived in Kristenstad during the Great Depression. Bats taken from the Bracken and Ney Caves and Devil's Sinkhole were developed as a secret weapon that vied with the Manhattan Project to shorten World War II. In Slaton in 1922, German priest Joseph M. Keller was kidnapped, tarred...
12) Disgusting Jobs
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Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Clock in and hold your nose! In this title, readers will get a close-up look at all sorts of disgusting jobs through vivid images, infographics, sidebars, and more.
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Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...
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This amusing travel guide to the Lone Star State doesn't waste travelers' time telling them where to find antiques in the Hill Country, take breathtaking hikes through Big Bend, or gaze upon the Alamo. Instead, it guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters's mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. Among other things, Texas is...
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2011.
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Español
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"Aprende a: descubrir la lógica oculta de los acontecimientos, conocer qué ciencias estudian los enigmas y qué métodos emplean, distinguir qué misterios mantienen en vilo a los investigadores, cuestionarte las versiones oficiales sobre los grandes hechos históricos."-- Cover.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Twelve amazing natural wonders are seen through the eyes of illustrator Bethany Lord from above! Children will be amazed by the way the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Everest, Victoria Falls, and other stunning geographic features look from a bird's-eye view, which is close enough to see some detail but grants a new perspective to the viewer. Simple explanatory text will introduce young readers to each wonder, providing key facts and context as well as...
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