Record Breakers!

Record Breakers!
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465482261

What is the world's longest-living creature? Who was the first person to reach the bottom of the ocean? Where is the longest train route? This ebook is full of amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space, and brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world! Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2oC/-128.6oF); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. Discover the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, transport, technology, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this ebook, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world. Find out all about the best of everything in Record Breakers - an entertaining and educational ebook that the whole family can enjoy.

Dinosaur Record Breakers

Dinosaur Record Breakers
Author: Darren Naish
Publisher: Carlton Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781780973456

Learn which dinosaurs were bigger, faster, and more dangerous than the rest.

Animal Record Breakers

Animal Record Breakers
Author: Steve Parker
Publisher: Record Breakers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-06-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781783123827

Meet the animals that set world records This fun look at a menagerie of fascinating creatures features bold, kid-pleasing graphics and easy-to-grasp comparisons. They're amazing Discover the greatest record-breakers of the animal world--the tallest, largest, strongest, deadliest, fastest, and freakiest. From man-eating sharks to snakes that grow longer than buses, these extreme creatures roam the land, swim in the sea, and fly in the sky. Kids will love the fun approach, cool CGI art that really brings each animal to life, and easy-to-grasp comparisons. Reissue

Record Makers and Breakers

Record Makers and Breakers
Author: John Broven
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2011-08-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0252094018

This volume is an engaging and exceptional history of the independent rock 'n' roll record industry from its raw regional beginnings in the 1940s with R & B and hillbilly music through its peak in the 1950s and decline in the 1960s. John Broven combines narrative history with extensive oral history material from numerous recording pioneers including Joe Bihari of Modern Records; Marshall Chess of Chess Records; Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, and Miriam Bienstock of Atlantic Records; Sam Phillips of Sun Records; Art Rupe of Specialty Records; and many more.

Car Record Breakers

Car Record Breakers
Author: Paul Virr
Publisher: Record Breakers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781783123803

Featuring the fastest, weirdest, costliest, and most outrageous autos ever invented, this is the ultimate record book for car-crazy kids The world's fastest race cars. Extreme autos. Cutting-edge hypercars. Kids can't get enough motor action, and this great nonfiction book is crammed with facts, stats, and full-page images of the most amazing automobiles on Earth--and beyond. From the Lunar Roving Vehicle, the first car on the Moon, to Bloodhound SSC, which may become the first car to exceed 1,000 mph, it's all here in thrilling detail Reissue

Record Breakers!

Record Breakers!
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0744057140

What is the world's longest-living creature? Who was the first person to reach the bottom of the ocean? Where is the longest train route? This ebook is full of amazing facts about people, animals, Earth, and space, and brings you the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world! Track the longest shark migration (20,000 km/12,400 miles); visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica: a chilling -89.2oC/-128.6oF); see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier, and much more. Discover the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, transport, technology, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this ebook, there are also records about animals, plants, and our amazing natural world. Find out all about the best of everything in Record Breakers - an entertaining and educational ebook that the whole family can enjoy.

Record Breakers

Record Breakers
Author: Jim Winchester
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006-12-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780836869057

Highlights the aircrafts used to make the very first, the fastest, the farthest, and the highest flights.

Football Record Breakers

Football Record Breakers
Author: Aaron Jonathan Gray
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629699136

This title will give you the story behind records held by such football stars as Peyton Manning, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, and more. The title also features informative sidebars, fun facts, a glossary, and further resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Basketball's Record Breakers

Basketball's Record Breakers
Author: Shane Frederick
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515737632

The Golden State Warriors' pursuit of the Chicago Bulls' record for regular season wins captivated the basketball world, as did the Warriors' record-setting win streak to open the same season. Fans marveled, just as they had in earlier years as Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain set records that some fans consider unbreakable. Here are pro basketball's greatest records and the stories of the teams and players who have held, chased, and broken them.