world records

Contains over seven hundred top-ten lists on such subjects as the universe, humans, crime, culture, music, entertainment, food, transportation, and sports; and provides background information on the topics covered.

Thousands of records provide a view of life five hundred years ago.

Presents the biggests, smallests, fastests, longests, and other record setters for 2007 in such categories as the human body, human achievement, amazing feats, entertainment, technology, and sports.

Resource guide to more than 3,000 individuals and events that were milestones in black history, with special attention given to African-American achievements in all fields.

Presents hundreds of top ten lists arranged in topical sections, covering the universe and Earth, life on Earth, the human world, town and country, culture and learning, music, stage and screen, the commercial world, transportation and tourism, and sport and leisure.

A record of African-American achievement, featuring four thousand chronologically arranged entries that provide information about barrier-breaking pioneers in arts and entertainment, business, civil rights and protest, education, government, journalism, the military, religion, science, sports, and others.

Presents record setters in the animal world, including the largest mammal, fastest animal, and most expensive pet.

Presents over one thousand "Top 10" lists covering a wide variety of topics in the categories of the universe and the Earth, plants and animals, the human world, town and country, culture and learning, music, stage and screen, commerce and industry, transportation, and sports.

When Spencer tries to break the world record for walking backwards, his class decides to set a new record for the longest roll of toilet paper.