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Don't Know Much About Planet Earth
By Kenneth C. Davis and Oliver Wyman (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Listening Library
Publication date July 1, 2001
Binding Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition Unabridged
Book category Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780807205785
ISBN-10 0807205788
Dimensions 0.75 by 4.50 by 7 in.
Weight 0.15 lbs.
Availability§ Apply Direct
Original list price $23.00
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Summary
Listeners can take a vicarious trek around the globe as they learn about the longest river, coldest desert, tallest waterfall, most powerful volcanic eruption, and more of the earth's unusual and notable places.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
  • Do sleeping volcanoes snore? (see page 12)
  • Is the Dead Sea dead? (see page 21)
  • How icy is Iceland? (see page 78)
Join best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis on an entertaining trek across the globe as he answers some big questions about the world in the amusing style that has won millions of readers.

With fascinating anecdotes about the world's most unusual places and notable quotes from world travelers throughout history, Davis leads you to the longest river, coldest desert, tallest waterfall, most powerful volcanic eruption, and much more. Humorous illustrations and amazing stories make the "boring" facts of geography come to life as you read about Marco Polo's adventures in China and discover that people in Latin America speak Spanish and Portuguese -- not Latin at all!

Kenneth C. Davis brings the verve of his popular best-seller Don't Know Much About® Geography to a new audience. He makes it fun to learn more about this incredible planet we call home.



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Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780807205778 Book cover for 9780807205785
 
Unabridged edition from Listening Library (July 1, 2001)
9780807205778 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.20 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Explores the longest river, coldest desert, tallest waterfall, most powerful volcanic eruption, and more of the Earth's unusual and notable places.
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Unabridged edition from Listening Library (July 1, 2001)
9780807205785 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 4-6 | 0.15 lbs | List price $23.00
About: Explores the longest river, coldest desert, tallest waterfall, most powerful volcanic eruption, and more of the Earth's unusual and notable places.

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