Earth's BIGGEST Show-Offs The most SPECTACULAR natural wonders on the planet

by Seed, Andy; Caldwell, Sam

• ISBN13: 9781836000105
• ISBN10: 1836000103
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-07-08
• Publisher: Happy Yak

Summary

Our PLANET is a bit like its people – it just can’t help SHOWING OFF from time to time! Covering every continent, Earth's BIGGEST Show-Offs will introduce you to the most SPECTACULAR and SENSATIONAL natural wonders of all time.

Get ready for the most extraordinary tour of your life! From HIGH & MIGHTY to DEEP & DANGEROUS, we'll explore towering mountains, powerful glaciers, stupendous waves, epic volcanoes, giant craters, incredible rainforests, vast deserts, curious islands, and much, MUCH more! 

Andy Seed's hilarious text brings each wonder to life, with facts, figures, wildlife, legends, and true stories of remarkable things that people have done in these places. There are also Top Fives, battles between wonders, mini-quizzes, and things to do – all paired with humorous illustrations from the brilliant Sam Caldwell for maximum hilarity. 

Time to START EXPLORING!

Author Biography

Andy Seed is an author and poet, living in North Yorkshire, England. He writes memoirs, funny poems, and humorous non-fiction books as well as all sorts of things for teachers. Andy's most popular book for adults is All Teachers Great and Small and his most popular book for children is a non-fiction book, The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff, which won the 2015 Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Award.Sam Caldwell is an illustrator who lives in Glasgow with his wife and two cats, Tonks and Luna. He grew up in the north of England and studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. He loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture, and color. He is passionate about animals and nature and, when not drawing, can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.

Table of Contents

Earth’s BIGGEST Show-Offs: LOCATIONS
HIGH AND MIGHTY
Mount Everest (China-Nepal border)
Uluru (Australia)
Perito Moreno Glacier (Argentina)
TOP FIVE: Colossal Cliffs
- White Cliffs of Dover (UK)
- Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
- El Capitan (California, USA)
- Kjerag (Norway)
- Drakensberg (South Africa)
Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Mauna Kea (Hawaii, USA)
BATTLE OF THE VOLCANOES:
- Parícutin (Mexico)
- Vesuvius (Italy)
Sossuvlei Sand Dunes (Namibia)
Dolomites (Italy)

WET AND WILD
Nazaré Surf (Portugal)
Lake Baikal (Russia)
Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
BATTLE OF THE RIVERS:
- Amazon (South America)
- Nile (North Africa)
Iguazu Falls (Argentina)
Dead Sea (Jordan/Israel)
Pamukkale (Turkey)
Lake Hillier (Australia)

DEEP AND DANGEROUS
Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
Padirac Caves (France)
Meteor Crater (Arizona, USA)
TOP FIVE: Astonishing Islands
- Komodo Island (Indonesia)
- Lofoten Island (Norway)
- Clipperton Island (eastern Pacific Ocean, French territory)
- Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
- Iceland (Iceland)
Zhangjiajie Pillars (China)
Mariana Trench (western Pacific Ocean)
BATTLE OF THE GEYSERS:
- Geysir (Iceland)
- Pohutu (New Zealand)

VAST AND VARIED
Amazon Rainforest (South America)
Aurora Borealis (seen from Arctic Circle)
Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia)
Iceberg A23a (near Antarctica)
Sahara Desert (North Africa)
Giant’s Causeway (Northern Ireland)
Rainbow Mountains (Peru)