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Qinghai-tibet Railway, the
Sherri Devaney
Paperback (Norwood House Pr, Jan. 15, 2013)"Describes the struggles and accomplishments that came with making the Qinghai-Tibet Railway the highest train line in the world. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--
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Qinghai-tibet Railway, the
Sherri Devaney
Library Binding (Norwood House Pr, July 31, 2013)"Describes the struggles and accomplishments that came with making the Qinghai-Tibet Railway the highest train line in the world. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Horrors
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 25, 2005)An adult bear could kill a human with one swat of its mighty paw, and an adult king cobra has enough venom in a single bite to kill an elephant! But neither the bear nor the snake comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how humans cope with their fears when faced with the planet's most extreme horrors.
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Extreme Moms
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 4, 2005)Book by
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Super Senses
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 4, 2005)Tarsiers can leap more than twenty times their body length and land with pinpoint accuracy in the dark, and the mole's snout is covered in more than two thousand touch receptors that can detect tiny vibrations in the soil. But neither the tarsier nor the mole comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human senses compare to the planet's most extreme super senses.
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Biters
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 25, 2005)The komodo dragon has more than sixty teeth as sharp and serrated as steak knives, and the crocodile's bite strength has been estimated at 3,000 pounds per square inch! But neither the komodo dragon nor the crocodile comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how the strength of human bites compares to the planet's most extreme biters.
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Defenders
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 25, 2005)A turtle shell can protect a turtle from something two hundred times its body weight, and the horned lizard squirts blood out of its eyes up to three feet! But neither the turtle nor the horned lizard comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human defenses compare to the planet's most extreme defenders.
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The Death Penalty
Sherri Devaney
Library Binding (Erickson Pr, Sept. 1, 2007)Should someone who kills another be forces to suffer the ultimate penalty? American society has been wrestling with this question for many years. It is still hotly debated. People question whether this punishment can be given fiarly, whether it is moral, and whether it will deter crime. All of these questions endure today.
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Oddities
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 4, 2005)The platypus is furry like a mammal and yet lays eggs like a bird, and the sloth does everything upside down, even eating, sleeping, and mating! But neither the platypus nor the sloth comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how strange human behavior compares to the planet's most extreme oddities.
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The Planet's Most Extreme - Dads
Sherri Devaney
Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, March 4, 2005)The male rhea survives on just a quarter of his normal food intake while he stands guard of his eggs for two months. The emperor penguin dad stands still for sixty-five long days in the harsh winter of Antarctica with his precious egg balanced on his toes. But neither the rhea nor the emperor penguin comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human fathers compare to the planet's most extreme dads.
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Extreme Oddities
Sherri Devaney
Paperback (Blackbirch Pr Inc, )None
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Extreme Defenders
Sherri Devaney
Paperback (Blackbirch Pr Inc, March 1, 2005)Describes the ten most extreme defenders in the animal kingdom, including the armadillo, turtle, horned lizard, porcupine, and tarantula.
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