From the tallest to the longest and from the busiest to the largest, this book looks at fantastic record-breaking buildings from all over the planet and beyond! It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show you how these structures have raised the bar in the construction industry.

See which buildings have held the record for being the world's tallest over the last 100 years!

Find out just how big a space station can be, and what's inside!

Discover how fast the world's quickest roller coaster can travel!

Learn about the staggering size of the world's biggest palaces!

Read how ancient people built some of the greatest monuments on the planet!


From the deadliest to the loudest and from the largest to the fastest, this book looks at the amazing record-breakers of the animal kingdom. It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show how these amazing creatures raise the bar in the natural world.

See which birds have the largest wings and how they use them!

Discover which animals make the loudest sounds and why!

See how big bugs can grow!

Read about which animals would win in a sprint race!


From the tallest to the shortest, the fastest to the strongest, and the oldest to the richest, this book looks at amazing human record-breakers. It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show you how human beings keep pushing their potential to the absolute limits.

Meet the tallest and shortest people and compare your hand to the biggest in the world!

See just how far some divers can swim underwater on a single breath of air.

Compare the size of the largest film cast with the population of Iceland.

Measure the world's largest book next to a giraffe.


From the biggest to the closest and from the driest to the fastest, this book looks at the amazing record-breakers in the Universe. It uses stunning icons, graphics and visualisations to show you how these amazing planets, stars, comets and asteroids are true galactic greats.

See what is inside a volcano and discover how violent a volcanic eruption can be.

Discover why conditions on our planets are just right for life to exist.

Find out about the planets that exist outside the Solar System and measure how big they are.

Weigh how much Moon rock was brought back by the Apollo missions.