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There are 88 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Annick Press Ltd .

Galadriel Watson has a Master's in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She has written over 20 books and magazine articles for kids on all subjects, from eels to earthquakes. She lives with her family and pets in a small town in British Columbia. Cornelia Li is a Chinese-born illustrator based in Toronto. She is intrigued by narrative weaved into daily interactions between people and their surroundings and sets out to capture this relationship by externalizing ideas and emotions into visual elements. CORNELIA LI is a Chinese born illustrator currently based in Toronto, Canada. Her clients include: New York Times, Chicago Readers, PBS Newshour, Reader's Digest Canada.

This book has the following chapters:

Introduction: Taking It to the Max

Chapter 1: Masters of Muscle

Chapter 2: Pretzel People

Chapter 3: Mind-boggling Memorizers

Chapter 4: Ultra-long Experts

Chapter 5: Brain/Body Bosses

Chapter 6: Deep-sea Mermaids (and Men)

Chapter 7: Speed Demons

Chapter 8: Mathemagicians

Chapter 9: Brave Balancers

Acknowledgments

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Index