Get ready for a journey into the world of superlatives!

Did you know that there is a place where there is a thunderstorm 260 nights a year? That there is an underground city at a depth of 60 meters, that some whales can live up to 400 years and that the titan arum becomes the smelliest flower in the world for 36 hours every few years?

These are just a few of the top performances that inspire young and old. With this atlas of superlatives, get to know the most amazing record holders on earth: geographical and climatic phenomena, wonders of the flora and fauna and man-made masterpieces. There are hundreds of exciting facts to discover on over 30 illustrated diagrams.

• Editors: design
• Authors: Emily Hawkins, illustrations by Lucy Letherland
• Format: 27 x 37 cm
• Features: full color, hardcover, 88 pages

Lucy Letherland lives and works in London. In 2011 she graduated from the Manchester School of Art with honors in illustration. Her style is characterized by humor and playing with narrative forms and combines modern and traditional elements of drawing.