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Discover the Savage World
Get ready to face the brutal challenges of our savage world! Dramatic photographs and hundreds of amazing facts showcase our incredible planet and everything on it. Produced in assocation with Discovery Channel, this title gives core reference subjects a fierce twist. From natural disasters and deadly animals to brutal battles throughout history and explosive science, the action-packed text and awesome design concepts provide a thrilling, reading experience.
Discover:
How male elephants will fight to the death when it comes to mating season
What caused the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan's main island, Honshu
How the Caterpillar 797F can carry up to 363 tons
How the record-breaking king cobra was 5.7 m long
Discover:
How male elephants will fight to the death when it comes to mating season
What caused the 2011 tsunami that devastated Japan's main island, Honshu
How the Caterpillar 797F can carry up to 363 tons
How the record-breaking king cobra was 5.7 m long
- GenresNonfictionScience
224 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2013
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20 people want to read
About the author
Simon Adams
268 books37 followersSimon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
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June 3, 2016
I really enjoyed reading Discover the Savage World. There were a lot of interesting
facts that I didn't know about. For instance I learned that a F5 can pick up a house and throw it
2,000 miles.The bigger a F5 the slower it goes. The smaller it is the faster it goes.
facts that I didn't know about. For instance I learned that a F5 can pick up a house and throw it
2,000 miles.The bigger a F5 the slower it goes. The smaller it is the faster it goes.
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