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Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
SKU
074925
ISBN
9781523503544
Grade 4-AD
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
Pack your bags, grab this book, and off you travel into the wonders of 100 different destinations! From New Zealand to Iceland, this book includes facts and illustrations that will transport you all over the globe. In Columbia, explore the Rainbow Waterways that come from a humble river weed, or hop over to Venezuela and see the everlasting lightning storm where lightning can strike constantly for up to 10 hours! Includes full-page, colorful drawings, along with a new location and an obscure fact on every page. Other facts range from food, language, and population, to state reptiles or national flowers. Top all that off with absorbing paragraphs about each destination, and you have the New York Times Bestseller by Dylan Thuras and Rosemary Mosco. 110 pgs, hc. ~ Sarah E
Publisher's Description of Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid
For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect! Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico's glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world's largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica's Blood Falls got their mysterious color. Or see mysterious mummies in Japan and France, then majestic ice caves in both Argentina and Austria.
As you climb mountains, zip-line over forests, and dive into oceans, this book is your passport to a world of hidden wonders, illuminated by gorgeous art.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
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| Brand: | Workman Publishing Company |
| Grades: | 4-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781523503544 |
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