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Description
This book provides facts and statistics of record-breaking buildings from all over the world.
Quick Summary
If your kid loves learning about wild world records and impressive feats of engineering, this one will be a hit. Daniel Gilpin packs in a ton of fascinating facts about the tallest, biggest, and most unusual buildings on the planet from ancient wonders to modern skyscrapers and each page feels like opening a trivia treasure chest. It's perfect for curious middle graders who devour fun fact books or anyone working on a school project about architecture. The short chapters and punchy facts make it a great choice for reluctant readers who might feel intimidated by longer nonfiction texts. Parents will appreciate that it's purely educational without anything to worry about, just cool facts about concrete, steel, and human ingenuity. If your young reader enjoyed books like the Guinness World Records series, they'll find similar satisfying moments of "wait, that's REAL?" here. At around 1,800 words, it's a quick read that still leaves you with plenty of fun facts to share with friends and family.