Extreme abilities

amazing human feats and the simple science behind them

Extreme abilities

amazing human feats and the simple science behind them
written by Galadriel Watson ; illustrated by Cornelia Li
Book - 2019

Examines a range of real human beings who have displayed seemingly superhuman strength, speed, and mental abilities--from a man who can lift eighteen other men on a single platform at the same time and a freediver who can hold his breath twenty-four minutes to a woman whose math skills make her faster at calculating numbers than a calculator.

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37413320735717 Walk-in only Tween Nonfiction 612 WATSON
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Galadriel (Author)
Other Authors: Li, Cornelia (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Berkeley : Annick Press, [2019]
Subjects:

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