I homeschool my kids and they love this book. I use it for reading comprehension. Each lesson also includes a vocabulary word. At the end of the lesson they can choose between 2 extension activities. I use this to have them practice their cursive because I have them copy the question into a notebook in cursive, and then answer the question. The questions are varied: additional research, opinion, artistic, an activity. The answer to the questions is also a chance to work on writing/grammar/spelling/punctuation. This workbook makes reading comprehension (and handwriting and writing) fun.He's a little behind in his comprehension and usually fights having to do a bit of extra work at home. Not so with this book! He volunteers to read these stories and answer the questions.I bought this book today as I was looking for some reading comprehension text books to compliment my 9 year old son's curriculum. The fact that the book is by the "Guinness Book of Records" publishers appealed to me immediately. My son devours these books and others with a similar theme.The inside page of the book states the following:"Guinness World Records Reading is divided into five themed units, with each unit highlighting incredible achievements in a specific category. Some of the records are exciting, some are unsettling, and some of them are just plain unbelievable - but, they are all extraordinary!"and"Each passage about a Guinness World Record holder is followed by questions that target such basic skills as recalling, summarizing, understanding the main idea, making connections, and drawing conclusions."The five themed units are:Amazing AnimalsEngineering, Science and the BodyEarth ExtremesGame Time!Wild, Wacky & WeirdThe book is colorful with photos on every page. Each themed unit could easily be included with subjects being studied. I plan to add it into our lesson plans as a fun activity and I'm guessing he won't think its work!Just what I wanted. The students I tutor love the articles. Some of questions that require written answers are hard for the students to understand and they may need help to get started.