Imagine exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing planet--trekking
through the driest desert, climbing the snowiest mountaintops, and
diving to the deepest regions of the ocean floor. Seymour Simon, the
dean of children's science nonfiction, investigates Earth's biggest and
smallest plants and animals, deepest and coldest environments, and most
severe weather. These mind-bending facts and photographs invite readers
on an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, scientific expedition of
Earth's most amazing records.