Review by Booklist Review
How fast does the fastest coffee-powered car go? How high is the world's tallest cake? How fast did the fastest man run a marathon . . . while flipping a pancake? In this early reader featuring fun facts from Guinness World Records, readers will get familiar with fantastic feats of food. Each page contains a color photograph of the world record and a few sentences printed in a large, easy-to-read font. The photos often show off the world record in action, which is a nice touch, and give a close-up view of the vast amounts of food involved 1,857 cubic feet of popcorn, for instance, or a turnip weighing more than 39 pounds. With only a few sentences on each page, the text isn't overwhelming to new readers, and although there isn't much connection from topic to topic, the facts are interesting, and the records are bizarre enough to elicit giggles. Readers, both independent and those requiring a little more help, will find this book super fun and might dream of breaking their own food records.--Linsenmeyer, Erin Copyright 2016 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-This newest addition to the popular series shares some of the bizarre and remarkable food world records-the largest bowl of cereal, the tallest cake, and the $169 hot dog. Like similar titles in this series, this book is designed to support developing readers. Each page of text provides plenty of white space with a clear, easy-to-read font overlaying a full-color photo. Bold words identify the topic of each brief paragraph. The vocabulary is simple, with longer sentences to challenge those just on the cusp of independent reading. This selection will also appeal to reluctant readers. While this doesn't offer report-level information or an opportunity for deeper learning, the wacky nature of the subject will be popular. VERDICT A quick read with a good hook.-Maggi Rohde, Ann Arbor Public Schools, MI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Guinness World Records aren't just for big kids anymore. This early reader is designed to get beginning readers hooked on the weird and wonderful factoids that have long intrigued older reluctant readers. Repackaged from the famous book, it concentrates on foods kids know and love. The 32 pages are loosely organized by meals, starting with breakfast (eggs, cereal, pancakes, juice) and going through lunch and dinner (salad, soup, a 320-pound grilled-cheese sandwich, hot dogs, pizza, mac and cheese). Most of the records are of the "largest" category, but three are "most expensive" (hot dog, hamburger, and pie), which may not impress young readers as much. A few should come with "don't try this at home" warningscracking eggs with one hand and smashing watermelons with the head would make quite a mess. Others may be in the "does anyone care?" categorythe heaviest turnip, the largest cookie-jar collection, for example. Each is accompanied with an entertaining color photo of the extraordinary food, its creator, or consumer. With only 28 records included, and with its large font and limited background information, this excerpted version won't substitute for the full record book but may intrigue younger children enough that they will dip into the original Guinness book or website. Kids who don't want to read much of anything will eat this up. (Nonfiction early reader. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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