Factopia : planet Earth / written by Katie Dicker.
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TextSeries: Lonely Planet kidsPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Lonely Planet Kids, 2022Description: 128 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781838695217Other title: Planet EarthSubject(s): Geography -- Juvenile literature | Science -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature | Earth (Planet) -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 550 Summary: Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 530th of the distance to the centre of the Earth? Or that Mawsynram, a town in India, receives over 11 metres of rain a year, while there are parts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica that haven't seen any rain in over 2 million years? This book is packed with amazing facts and incredible contrasts.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Our physical world | J 550 DIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084342136 |
"Geography with all the boring bits taken out" --Cover.
Includes index.
For ages from 9 to 12 years.
Explore the wide world of fascinating facts with this fully illustrated title. Did you know that around 550 people have been to space, but only around 20 people have been to the bottom of the ocean? Or that the deepest hole ever dug by people is deeper than the deepest part of the ocean, but still only 530th of the distance to the centre of the Earth? Or that Mawsynram, a town in India, receives over 11 metres of rain a year, while there are parts of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica that haven't seen any rain in over 2 million years? This book is packed with amazing facts and incredible contrasts.
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