• Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals

Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals

Author
Publication Date
May 19, 2018
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  K − 1st
Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals

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Description
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. Speediest! will focus on the fastest members of the animal kingdom.
Publication date
May 20, 2018
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780544937109
Lexile Measure
820
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Series
Extreme Animals
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | General
JNF045000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Animal locomotion
Adaptation (Biology)

School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Jenkins offers an informative and lively journey into the world of stinky and speedy animals for primary grade students. Smart layout design in both volumes will make for a seamless reading experience for a variety of learners--fact-filled short paragraphs, maps, size comparison diagrams, and accurate illustrations will please browsers and researchers alike. In Stinkiest!, readers will learn that the honey badger uses a stink bomb if threatened and even birds are in on the smelly action--the hoatzin farts a lot and the female green wood hoopoe can spray a foul oil to deter predators. Speediest! is a solid mix of familiar and unexpected creatures: cheetahs and brown hares but also mantis shrimps and aardvarks. Both volumes are graced with Jenkins's signature torn- and cut-paper collage, which showcase a variety of bold colors and textures. Overall, the two titles have a playful and inviting tone that will be appreciated by kids. However, the majority of the titles cited in each book's bibliography are quite old with most published in the early 2000s but a few in the 1980s and 90s. VERDICT A riveting series for animal lovers and a good choice for science shelves.--Kathia Ibacache, Simi Valley Public Library, CA

Copyright 2018 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Steve Jenkins
Steve Jenkins is the award-winning, Caldecott Honor author/illustrator of more than thirty books about the natural world for young readers. A few of his critically acclaimed titles include, Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea; What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?; and Eye to Eye: How Animals See The World.

Robbin Gourley, is the author/illustrator of several children's books. She illustrated First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew and both wrote and illustrated Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis.
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