The world's best book
By: [written by Jan Payne ; illustrated by Mike Phillips ; edited by Sally Pilkington]
Contributors: Pilkington, Sally
Publisher: Buster Books; O'Mara Books, Limited, Michael
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781906082291
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Juvenile literature
Description: Millions of facts tried to make it into this book, but only the best ones made it. With all the information you ever needed to know, this big, shiny book is stuffed with the fastest, brightest, longest, funniest and the weirdest, plus the wildest, wettest, saddest, brainiest and the fascinating-est things in the world. Kids will never be bored again and can impress friends, family and teachers with their never-ending knowledge of all things great! It is presented in a fantastic eye-catching jacket with holographic foil, no child will be able to resist!It includes the: smelliest - cheese, fruit, animal, flowers, molecule; tallest - tree, mountain, man; deepest - submarine, part of the ocean, sleep; biggest - dog, lizard, snake, rat, bat; scariest - film Ugliest - animals, baby animal; richest - cat (it inherited from its owner); and the best memory - animal, people, and material. -- Publisher details.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Human achievement : Amazing people; title: Greatest minds; title: Inventions; title: World's fastest; title: Weirdest inventions; title: Oldest things made by man; title: Greenest; title: Medical discoveries; title: Stupidest science; title: Smallest & largest countries; title: Amazing & man-made; title: Misleading leaders; title: Unluckiest leaders; title: Fantastic flags; title: Treacherous spies & traitors; title: Ingenious spyware; title: Greatest escapes; title: Best hiding places; title: Dumbest criminals; title: Smartest law enforcer; title: Siliest laws; title: Greatest treasure; title: Convincing forgeries; title: Hilarious hoaxes; title: Biggest celebrations; title: Foulest fashions; title: Seven wonders of the ancient world; title: New seven wonders; title: Most haunted; title: Biggest & best music makers; title: Most sung songs; title: Exceptional instruments; title: Fantastic films; title: Embarrassing mistakes on screen; title: Best books; title: Bestselling books of all time; title: Record-breaking writers; title: Art of the best; title: Greatest, weirdest & biggest sporting events; title: Highest prize money; title: Amusement parks; title: Best toys; title: Living marvels : Animal record breakers; title: Extreme eating habits; title: Strangest creatures; title: Smartest animals; title: Most endangered species; title: Bravest animals; title: Most dangerous aniamls on land; title: Deadliest sea creatures; title: Best parents, mums, dads; title: Teamwork; title: Best & worse eyes; title: Coolest camouflage; title: Most extreme tricks of nature; title: Fantastic fossils; title: Most ancient trees; title: Biggest & best trees; title: Strangest plants; title: Fantastic fungi; title: Our amazing planet & beyond : World's hottest & coldest; title: Deepest; title: Highest; title: Longest; title: Rivers; title: Waterfalls; title: Volcanoes; title: Natural disasters; title: Oldest features; title: Weirdest weather; title: Biggest & best in our solar system; title: First in space.