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From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. The perfect book for children and grandchildren who love Guinness World Records!

Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that werewell, a little bit more unusual.

Welcome to The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions, introduced by podcaster and expert fact-finder Anna Goldfield! Inside this nonfiction book prepare to get your mind blown by:

The people that take ironing boards up mountains
A spectacular pumpkin rowing race
Beauty pageantsfor camels!

Through the stories of these awesome competitions, brought to life by illustrator Hannah Riordan, readers will learn about the societies that created them, and the amazing traditions that inspired them.

The cover features colorful foil, making this book the perfect gift.

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    A Hardback by Anna Goldfield, Hannah Riordan, Neon Squid

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      Publisher: Neon Squid
      Publication Date: 04/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781684492862, 978-1684492862
      ISBN10: 1684492866

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. The perfect book for children and grandchildren who love Guinness World Records!

      Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that werewell, a little bit more unusual.

      Welcome to The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions, introduced by podcaster and expert fact-finder Anna Goldfield! Inside this nonfiction book prepare to get your mind blown by:

      The people that take ironing boards up mountains
      A spectacular pumpkin rowing race
      Beauty pageantsfor camels!

      Through the stories of these awesome competitions, brought to life by illustrator Hannah Riordan, readers will learn about the societies that created them, and the amazing traditions that inspired them.

      The cover features colorful foil, making this book the perfect gift.

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