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Hottest Desert, Fastest Rocket

A Pictorial Compendium of Incredible Comparisons
By Kate Baker
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Hottest Desert, Fastest Rocket by Kate Baker is an extraordinary book of comparisons that will captivate your curiosity. Have you ever wondered how a dinosaur would measure up against the Great Pyramids of Giza? If a hummingbird could outfly a jet plane? Or how many atoms... Read More
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This is a fascinating visual compendium exploring extraordinary comparisons in the human and natural world - with fully revised and updated facts and statistics

This is a fascinating visual compendium exploring extraordinary comparisons in the human and natural world - with fully revised and updated facts and statistics

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Hottest Desert, Fastest Rocket by Kate Baker is an extraordinary book of comparisons that will captivate your curiosity. Have you ever wondered how a dinosaur would measure up against the Great Pyramids of Giza? If a hummingbird could outfly a jet plane? Or how many atoms could fit inside a grain of sand? Do you know how tall the tallest mountain on Earth is? Or how deep the ocean goes? Or how old the oldest tree is? These intriguing questions are explored within this book.

With stunning Victorian-style artwork by award-winning illustrator Page Tsou, this visual feast of a compendium will surprise and delight inquisitive minds in equal measure. Peek inside and discover a beetle that is stronger than an elephant, meet the pterosaur that was bigger than a Spitfire plane, and explore the furthest reaches of the known universe.

Bursting with fully revised and updated facts and statistics, Hottest Desert, Fastest Rocket is the perfect gift for every non-fiction fan with an interest in the wonders of our world!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835871324

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Page Tsou Studio

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 239.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 670g

Pages: 72

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kate Baker

About the Author

Page Tsou is a visual artist based in Taipei. He completed an MA in Communication Art & Design at the Royal College of Art in 2009. He works on both commercial and personal art projects. Page has worked with a variety of clients, including Disney, YAMAHA, SPIN, GQ, ELLE, Big Issue, MoΓ«t & Chandon, Johnnie Walker, Regent Taipei, Taipei International Book Exhibition and many others.

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