The Daredevils Guide To Dangerous Places

Hazard hunters Eddie and Junko are exploring some of the most extreme environments on Earth! But don’t worry, they have their dangermobile packed with gadgets to tackle everything they come across. Join them and discover the fires of erupting Stromboli, the world’s fastest winds on Mt. Washington, Brazil’s venomous snake island, and much more. In this fascinating round-the-world adventure, you’ll travel to 35 of the planet’s most dangerous natural places. With a mix of photos and illustrations, amazing facts and danger stats, it’s a fun and absorbing introduction to our wild and wonderful world. You’ll visit: Death Valley, California Tornado Alley, the American Midwest Catatumbo Lightning, Venezuela Holuhraun Lava Field, Iceland Saltstraumen Whirlpools, Norway The Poison Garden, UK Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan Forest of Knives, Madagascar Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Komodo National Park, Indonesia Mary River Crocodiles, Australia About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let’s start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place – inspiring children at home and in school. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Hazard hunters Eddie and Junko are exploring some of the most extreme environments on Earth! Readers can follow along and discover the fires of erupting Stromboli, the world's fastest winds on Mt. Washington, Brazil's venomous snake island, and much more. Full color.

Join intergalactic explorers Eddie and Junko as they travel across the Solar System and beyond on this exciting space adventure. Find out what it's like to live on the Moon and Mars, visit the International Space Station and fly through Saturn's rings, before you head into outer space to escape black holes and watch stars explode.

"Describes the activity of storm chasing, including how it's done, the dangers involved, and how it has helped scientists learn about severe weather"--

"Describes the activity of car racing, including types of racing, racing tracks, safety precautions, and famous drivers"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes the activities of stunt men and women, their various stunts in and out of the movies, safety precautions, and famous stunt people"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes swimming with sharks for scientific study and as part of a tour group, the dangers involved, the gear needed, and what scientists have learned from their quests"--

The most complete reference book about writers of motion pictures and movies-of-the-week. Includes credits and contact information as well as a cross-referenced index by film title/writer. Over 7000 screen-writers containing over 28,000 film listings; releasing information (date & studio), Academy Awards listings, index of literary agencies. Also includes listings of to-be-produced screenplays.

Extreme Survival is the essential guide for what you absolutely need to know before you visit out-of-the-way places. This is not a collection of requirements for traveling in the world’s most inhospitable places. Rather, it is a compilation of ?rst-hand experiences of the BBC’s Serious Survival teams over the past six years—expeditions that have faced nearly every inhospitable habitat. For every budding traveler and explorer, Extreme Survival is the most essential advice on what to do to ensure that you come back in one piece.