Biggest, Strongest, Fastest

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ISBN: 9780395697016

By: Steve Jenkins

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / 1995 / Hardcover

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Product Description

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An informative introduction to the "world records" held by fourteen members of the animal kingdom. Each spread portrays an animal that is the largest, slowest, longest lived. Readers can see the animal's size in relation to something familiar. "Here's proof that power isn't just about size and that science can be a lot of fun."

Product Information

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Title: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
By: Steve Jenkins
Format: Hardcover
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1995

Weight: 14 ounces
ISBN: 0395697018
ISBN-13: 9780395697016
Ages: 5-8
Stock No: WW97013

Publisher's Description

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Caldecott Medal winner Steve Jenkins explores the world’s largest, slowest, and longest-lived creatures in this informational picture book that proves science can be a whole lot of fun.

What is the biggest land animal? What animal runs the fastest? Can elephants really eat more than 300 pounds of grass each day?

Dive into this fascinating book that introduces fourteen members of the animal kingdom who hold “world records” for their astonishing traits. Young readers will find easy-to-understand comparisons, helpful charts, and a guide to where these amazing animals can be found in the wild.

Made with his award-winning cut-page collage illustrations, this educational and entertaining book from Steve Jenkins brings the fascinating facts about our natural world alive.

Author Bio

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Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.