Books in Extreme Planet series

Beginning as a small spring in the mountains of Africa, the Nile River passes over waterfalls and dams and through swamps and deserts on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. This book traces the Nile's long journey with a focus on its wildlife and history.

Towering 29,035 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is by far the world's highest mountain. In this book readers will learn about the formation of the Himalayan region, including Everest. They will also read about the measurement, exploration, and ecology of this remote peak.

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The platypus has the webbed feet of an otter, the paddle-like tail of a beaver and the beak of a duck, and the aye-aye looks like a cross between a possum and a rat. But neither the platypus nor the aye-aye comes in at number one in the countdown. Find out who does, and how humans compare to animals with the most extreme body parts.

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Visit a place so low that it’s like being in a basement 27 stories below sea level. Take a trip to a dry, salty lake. By opening this book you will journey to places on earth far below sea level. How low can you go?