Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records

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Open this picture book and imagine yourself exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing planettrekking though the driest desert, climbing the snowiest mountain tops, and diving to the deepest regions of the ocean floor. Join Seymour Simon, the 'dean' of childrens science nonfiction, as he transports you to extreme destinations, introducing you to Earths biggest, smallest, deepest, and coldest environments, animals, plants, and weather! These mind-bending facts and stunning photographs invite you on an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, scientific expedition of Earths most amazing records!

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"This is a title that will never stay on the shelf." - Library Media Connection
"An artful blend of text and image" - Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Seymour Simon has been called 'the dean of the [childrens science book] field' by the New York Times. He has written more than 250 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to childrens science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz Nealon, live in Great Neck, New York. You can visit him online at his Webby Award Honoree website, www.seymoursimon.com.