Survival of the Fittest: Race to the Finish!

Name: Survival of the Fittest: Race to the Finish!
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781250805348
Price: 48.0 NZD
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By Rebecca Donnelly

Series: Survival of the Fittest

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Welcome to Survival of the Fittest! In this one-of-a-kind game show, creatures from across the animal kingdom showcase their inventions to a panel of shark judges! Today's theme: transportation of tomorrow. Get ready for an exciting ride as contestants unveil the transportation inventions of the future!... Read More

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Welcome to Survival of the Fittest! In this one-of-a-kind game show, creatures from across the animal kingdom showcase their inventions to a panel of shark judges! Today's theme: transportation of tomorrow.

Get ready for an exciting ride as contestants unveil the transportation inventions of the future! Stay tuned for quirky commercials, backstage drama, and an explosive finale. Who will make the biggest splash?

Truly a delight, this graphic novel is filled with interesting information, awesome visuals, and hilarious dialogue. Shark Tank made literal, this is sure to inform and entertain.

Series: Survival of the Fittest

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Survival of the Fittest: Race to the Finish!

Welcome to Survival of the Fittest! In this one-of-a-kind game show, creatures from across the animal kingdom showcase their inventions to a panel of shark judges! Today's theme: transportation of tomorrow. Get ready for an exciting ride as contestants unveil the transportation inventions of the future! Stay tuned for quirky commercials, backstage drama, and an explosive finale. Who will make...

By Rebecca Donnelly

Hardback

$48⁰⁰

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250805348

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Illustration: 4c

Contributors:

Illustrated by Misa Saburi

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 112

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Graphic Novels Humour Rebecca Donnelly Science & Nature Series: Survival of the Fittest

About the Author

Rebecca Donnelly is the author of many best-loved books for children, including Cats Are a Liquid (nominated for the Mewbery Award), How Slippery Is a Banana Peel?, and Super Spaghetti. Her debut middle-grade novel, How to Stage a Catastrophe, was an Indies Introduce/Kids' Indie Next Pick. Rebecca lives in and writes from northern New York. rebeccadonnellywrites.com Misa Saburi was born in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She currently lives in Brooklyn where she illustrates children's books, including the Bearnard Books and Cats Are a Liquid. misasaburi.com

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