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Extreme places
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- Book Synopsis
- Journey around the world to some of the most challenging and remote spots on Earth in this stunningly illustrated book that celebrates human ingenuity, community, and the people who call these places home.Would you be lonely living atop a steep, snowbound mountain or bored in a tiny island village? Could you find your way home through a dense jungle or a blinding desert sandstorm? Our planet has many places where everyday life is made difficult by severe climates, isolation, or natural forces such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Yet in these secluded locations, families learn how to band together and rely on each other, and this spirit of teamwork helps to sustain extreme living.Master of cut-paper collage artwork Giles Laroche transports readers to the world's most extreme places through his exquisite illustrations and succinct explorations of what it takes to survive and thrive there.List of places included:Tristan da CunhaSahara DesertMentawai IslandsVerkhoyansk, SiberiaIsla NavarinoSpiti ValleyGoreme CappadociaFloating Islands of the UrosAtafu AtollGobi DesertAgoashimaSocotraAtka
- About The Author
- Giles Laroche, a master of cut-paper relief sculptures, captures stories from world cultures and history that can't be told with photographs. Reviewers have called his art "truly masterful," "mind-bogglingly good," and "a visual feast." He lives in Salem, Massachusetts.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780358690184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Clarion Books, (04 December 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 40
- Weight
- 471.74 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 254 x 279 mm
- Categories:
- General Interests and Hobbies Children and Teenage: General knowledge and interesting facts Children and Teenage: Places and peoples Children and Teenage: Nature, animals, the natural world Children and Teenage: Practical interests Children and Teenage: Science and technology Children and Teenage: Mysteries and the unexplained Personal and Social Topics