Interest age: from c 9 years

Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th anniversary. Learn how record breaking has changed over the years and what incredible looks like in 2025.

An in-depth look at the rich and fascinating, but often unreported, history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day contine...

Get inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work. Have you ever been tempted to take the back off your TV? Have you wondered about what's going on beneath your feet on the street where you live? 'How Technology Works' lifts the lid on the technology y...

This title showcases the greatest achievements of ancient civilisations, peoples and iconic figures from history. From the Nubians to the Native Americans, and the Akkadians to the Aztecs, our predecessors have pioneered a plethora of wonderful and wacky inventions, technologies and practices. Th...

Think all sharks are man-eating terrors? Think again! There's so much more to these fascinating, often peaceful, and frequently misunderstood, creatures. This book takes you through the hungry history of these incredible creatures. Sharks range in size from whale sharks longer than buses, to Pana...

Say hello to the marvels of machinery with this fast-fact-packed exploration of all things mechanical. It's the perfect way for children aged 9 plus to brush up on their S.T.E.M. stats and cement what they have learned in class with this fun book.

Would you rather visit the hottest place on Earth or the coldest? Behind each of these silly scenarios are some fun facts to help you choose an answer. Which would you rather do? Full of fascinating facts, this book will keep kids entertained for hours! They can read on their own or have fun aski...

Explores the most incredible, weird and awe-inspiring facts about all kinds of robots in bite-sized chunks of text, so readers won't be overwhelmed with information. Funny illustrations and photos are designed to hold their interest, and help them engage with S.T.E.M. topics.

Technology and engineering surround us. From HUGE things, like spaceships and skyscrapers, to much smaller things like the toaster in our kitchen and the shoes on our feet. But all of these things only exist because of seven small inventions: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens,...

Founded sometime around 1600 BCE, the Shang Dynasty was governed by a series of about 29 kings over a 600 year period. They were situated along the Yellow River Valley, China, and historians know a lot about their lives from the discovery of the oracle bones, ancient tombs and cities and other ar...