From outer space, to the tops of the mountains, to the river valleys, to the depths of the ocean floor and all of the flora and fauna in between the Guinness World Records describes our world and stretches the creative mind to think about what human being can do in the world. Amphibians - rain forest Centrolenidae displays transparent abdomine with all the inner workings. Human Endurance - Reading-Aloud Marathon (Team) in Florida.

This very popular book contains thousands of facts about everything from “largest tornado in the solar system” to most expensive television (the PrestigeHD Supreme Rose TV, made from 61lbs of 18 carat rose gold inset with 72 1 carat flawless diamonds, at $2,250,000, who knew?) to biggest meatloaf. It is divided into many different categories, from the physical world to sports to the animal kingdom to much more. This book is released every year, and contains some rather random facts and records. For example, there is a spread dedicated to the world's longest dog tongue.

Full color photographs accompany most records, as well as a short explanation about each record, so that students learn small trivia facts from each record. It also contains trivia, as well as a section on how to become a world record holder. Each spread has a dynamic, somewhat chaotic layout; this may make it difficult for kids to read, or it may attract them. Certainly this is more a book for browsing. I don't really foresee most kids reading this from cover to cover, but rather focusing on the areas that interest them the most.

One thing some kids might find frustrating is that this book doesn't have a table of contents, which makes it hard to find the section you want right away, but it does have an index in the back with page numbers. If a child is looking for a specific record, they can at least find it that way.

For ages 8 and up. ( )

Good book. ( )

In this book it tells about the Guinness World Records of 2011 and it is really fun to see all of the cool Guinness's people broke. It is unbelievable to see all of those records. ( )

This book's the most awesome book ever and I personally love it because of all the new awesome cool records of 2011. I would recommend this book to people who love awesome cool records. ( )