Top 10 for Boys

Gr 4–8—If there's one thing that boys enjoy, it's lists, and there's no shortage of them in this volume. With full-page color graphics, the book rivals even the Guinness Book of World Records in glossy, inviting design. There are top 10 picks for nearly everything, in sections about music, movies, sports, animals, and structures. Some of the listings are curious, such as the top 10 biggest pop-music documentaries, but for the most part they will please readers. Weather enthusiasts? There's the top 10 deadliest tornadoes, destructive hailstorms, and fastest-moving hurricanes. Sports fans? A top 10 list of the fastest baseball pitchers and greatest NBA slam dunkers are just a sampling of what this book has to offer. The fill-in lists and questions at the end of each section could be a problem for libraries, but the book is sure to be popular. A complete and easy-to-use index is included.—Keith Klang, Port Washington Public Library, NY