Scholastic Book of World Records 2005

by Morse, Jenifer

• ISBN13: 9780439649353
• ISBN10: 0439649358
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference

Summary

A LOT can change in a year, and the best-selling SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS has been updated to include all the most recent events in sports, pop culture, and business. Whether kids want to know which movie had the biggest box office opening weekend, who is the world's top-earning tennis player, or which state harvests the most catfish, the SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS has all of the answers and much, much more! Over the past four years, kids, parents, and teachers have come to love this kid-friendly book. Each of the 300 records in the book has its own page that includes a full-color photograph and a detailed description of the records. A colorful bar graph that ranks other records holders in the same category is also included.

Table of Contents

Popular Culture Records	5	(29)
Music	6	(9)
Television	15	(4)
Movies	19	(11)
Theater	30	(2)
Art	32	(2)
Science and Technology Records	34	(32)
Vehicles	35	(9)
Technology	44	(3)
Computers	47	(5)
Video Games	52	(1)
Space	53	(3)
Solar System	56	(10)
Sports Records	66	(64)
Football	67	(9)
Baseball	76	(14)
Basketball	90	(10)
Figure Skating	100	(2)
Tennis	102	(4)
Golf	106	(4)
Soccer	110	(4)
Car Racing	114	(3)
Bicycling	117	(3)
Motocross	120	(1)
Horse Racing	121	(1)
Waterskiing	122	(2)
Snowboarding	124	(2)
Hockey	126	(4)
Nature Records	130	(75)
Animals	131	(32)
Disasters	163	(5)
Food	168	(10)
Natural Formations	178	(11)
Plants	189	(10)
Weather	199	(6)
U.S. Records	205	(51)
Human-Made Records	256	(22)
Constructions	257	(12)
Travel	269	(5)
Transportation	274	(4)
Money and Business Records	278	(18)
Most Valuable	279	(7)
Industry	286	(4)
Wealth	290	(6)
Index	296