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  • The Planet's Most Extreme - Stinkers

    John Woodward

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 11, 2005)
    Dogs love sticking their noses into the nastiest places, and the Hooker's sea lion has spectacularly stinky breath. But neither the dog nor the Hooker's sea lion comes in at number one in the countdown. Find out who does, and how smelly humans compare to the most extreme stinkers in the animal world.
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  • The Planet's Most Extreme - Builders

    Marla Felkins Ryan

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 12, 2004)
    Orangutans build up to 15,000 beds in a lifetime, and the average garden spider makes enough silk in its lifetime to stretch three times across the Brooklyn Bridge! But neither the orangutan nor the spider comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human building attempts compare to the planet's most extreme construction workers.
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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 Planet's Most Extreme - Survivors

    Marla Felkins Ryan

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 12, 2004)
    A camel can go without water for eight days, and cockroaches can survive radiation and poison! But neither the camel nor the cockroach comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how well humans can outlast the planet's most extreme survivors.
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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 - Eaters

    John Woodward

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 25, 2005)
    One termite colony can eat over 150 feet of wooden boards in a year, and a macaw eats a tenth of its body weight in clay each day. But neither the termite nor the macaw comes in at number one in the countdown. Find out who does, and how hungry humans compare to the most extreme eaters in the animal world.
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  • The Planet's Most Extreme - Fighters

    John Woodward

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 12, 2004)
    The bombardier beetle blasts boiling hot toxic chemicals out its backside, and the polar bear can take out prey three times its size with one swipe of its paw! But neither the beetle nor the polar bear comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human pugilists compare to the planet's most extreme aggressors.
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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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  • The Planet's Most Extreme - Jumpers

    Marla Felkins Ryan

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Oct. 12, 2004)
    A rabbit can jump a distance of ten times its body length, and a kangaroo could win the Olympic 100-meter sprint in a time of 4 seconds! But neither the rabbit nor the kangaroo comes in at number one in this countdown. Find out who does, and how human hoppers compare to the planet's most extreme hurdlers.
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  • The Deepest Lake Extreme Places

    Kristine Hirschmann

    Library Binding (KidHaven Press, Oct. 22, 2002)
    Siberia's Lake Baikal is not only the world's deepest lake; it is also the oldest and the cleanest, and it holds more fresh water than any other body. This book covers the geology, exploration, wildlife, and ecology of this remarkable natural feature.
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  • The Planet's Most Extreme - Daredevils

    John Woodward

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Feb. 11, 2005)
    The sloth spends its life upside down hanging by its fingernails, and the orangutan hangs from branches high above the ground. But neither the sloth nor the orangutan comes in at number one in the countdown. Find out who does, and how risk-taking humans compare to the most extreme animal daredevils.
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