Planet Earth

Discover 50 fascinating top-ten lists full of facts and trivia about planet Earth in this engaging nonfiction book!

This book contains fifty lists of the most extreme and unusual facts about our planet. From the highest peaks, longest rivers, and most dangerous volcanoes to interesting buildings, indigenous peoples, and amusing place names, this pocket-sized book covers it all. Bursting with fun facts, locator maps, and vivid images, this book of top-ten lists will provide hours of entertainment for fact-hungry kids!

James Buckley Jr. is the author of more than 125 book for young readers, including more than a dozen titles in the popular Who Was...? biography series. He has written many books on sports, including the annual Scholastic Year in Sports, as well as on nature, history, social studies, astronauts, dolphins, bugs, antique cars, pirates, and surfing, to name just a few. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Diane Bailey has written 40 non-fiction books for children and teens, on topics ranging from science to sports to celebrities. Diane also works as a freelance editor, helping authors who write novels for children and young adults. Diane has two sons and lives in Kansas with her two dogs.