{"product_id":"cool-creatures-hot-planet-exploring-the-seven-continents","title":"Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents","description":"Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents follows Marty and Deb Essen on a three-and-a-half-year-long adventure to some of the wildest places on all seven continents.\n\nThe American couple began crisscrossing the globe with the simple intention of searching for rare and interesting wildlife. When their travels coincided with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the added element made them unwitting ambassadors for peace. Their experiences--from amusing to life threatening--changed their lives forever.\n\nThis is not your average travelogue. Marty Essen has written a book that entertains, informs, and poignantly reminds us that we all share a small planet.\n\n Features 85 color photos.\n\n The stage show version of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, \"Around the World in 90 Minutes,\" has been a hit on college campuses for 14 years and counting!\n\nLocations visited include: Belize, Peru (the Amazon Rainforest), Argentina, Australia (Queensland), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories), Antarctica, Europe (Spain, France, Switzerland, and Andorra), Malaysia (Borneo), and Africa (Zimbabwe).\n\n◆ Winner: 2009 Green Book Festival Award for Animals\n◆ Winner: 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel\/Essay\n◆ Winner: National Indie Excellence 2007 Book Award for Travel\/Essay\n◆ Winner: Best Books 2006 Book Award for Travel\/Essay\n◆ Winner: Bronze 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award for Travel\/Essay\n◆ Winner: Bronze 2007 IPPY Award for Travel\/Essay\n\nImportant: Encante Press, LLC has updated the cover of Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. To be guaranteed this beautiful second edition cover, please buy the book \"Shipped and Sold by Amazon.\" Books sold by any other seller, whether \"new\" or used, will most likely have the old cover.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0977859975\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0977859975.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Essen, Marty\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43335014252605,"sku":"BVV.0977859975.A","price":13.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0977859975-0.jpg?v=1783714127","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/cool-creatures-hot-planet-exploring-the-seven-continents","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}