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Record-Breaking USA: Celebrating America's Biggest, Brightest, and Bravest!

Record-Breaking USA: Celebrating America's Biggest, Brightest, and Bravest! - Hardcover

by Clive Gifford
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Availability:In StockContributor:Clive Gifford, Paul HammondSeries:AmericanaTheme:Ethnic Orientation/AmericanAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:6/2/2026Pages:96
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wide Eyed EditionsISBN-13:9781836002475ISBN-10:1836002475UPC:9781836002475Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Curiosities & Wonders, History, PlacesBook Topic:United StatesSize:11.03 x 9.38 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.699Product ID:SCSDTNGSGK

Get ready for a record-breaking road trip across the USA! From the world's biggest bubblegum bubble in Alabama to the planet's tallest volcanic columns in Wyoming, journey from state to state to uncover an incredible mix of quirky records and outstanding achievements.

From the weird to the wonderful (and back again!), these remarkable records span every corner of the country and every kind of curiosity--from natural wonders and historical firsts to sporting triumphs, awe-inspiring individuals, and astonishing animals.

Inside you'll discover mind-boggling facts, including:

  • How many surfers can squeeze onto one surfboard
  • Where you can find the world's sunniest place
  • Who owns the tallest hat ever made
  • Where to meet social media's most famous cat
  • Which state is home to both the world's largest pair of scissors AND the biggest dinosaur poop ever found
  • Where the longest pizza ever cooked was made


Readers will also explore records that span multiple states, those from US territories and even a few that reach into space! And for aspiring record-setters, there are tips on how to become a record-breaker yourself . . . if you're up to the challenge.

Written by award-winning author Clive Gifford and packed with bright, funny illustrations by Paul Hammond, this book is bursting with fun, facts, and US pride. So, as we mark 250 years of US independence, let's hear it for the States!

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wide Eyed EditionsISBN-13:9781836002475ISBN-10:1836002475UPC:9781836002475Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Curiosities & Wonders, History, PlacesBook Topic:United StatesSize:11.03 x 9.38 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.699Product ID:SCSDTNGSGK
Clive Gifford has traveled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots, and flown gliders. He's had more than 200 books published and has received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian, and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colors of History (QEB).

Paul Hammond is an award-winning Canadian artist, illustrator, and comics creator working from his home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. His work is bold and playful, with regular dips into the realm of the weird. He employs frequent use of hand-drawn lettering, pattern, and texture, with a combination of traditional drawing methods and digital techniques. He thinks mistakes are beautiful and likes to leave them in when he's allowed.​


Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions

Contributor(s)

Clive Gifford, Paul Hammond

Author

Clive Gifford

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