National Geographic Kids Animal Records

The Biggest, Fastest, Weirdest, Tiniest, Slowest, and Deadliest Creatures on the Planet

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Paperback
$14.99 US
7.15"W x 9.28"H x 0.54"D  
On sale Jul 14, 2015 | 208 Pages | 9781426318733
| Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 1160L
Lively and information-packed, this book is bursting with mind-blowing animal records. The fastest, the biggest, the most poisonous--it's all here for kids to discover. It's a visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, expanding, and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design -- as dynamic as the animal world it celebrates.
SARAH WASSNER FLYNN loves writing, running, and triathalons. When she's not writing about races, she's usually training or competing in one. She also writes nonfiction books and articles for kids and teens, like The National Geographic Kids National Park Guide U.S.A. and The Girl's Life Guide to the Most Amazing You. KATHY FURGANG, co-author, has been a writer for 16 years. She is the author of dozens of science textbooks and children's books, including National Geographic Kid's Everything Weather, Everything Volcanoes, Ultimate Weird But True 2, and Weird But True Ripped from the Headlines
"Animal lovers of all ages will pounce on this lively nonfiction book, which is full of photos and facts about the smallest, slowest, biggest and noisiest animals on the planet." -- Washington Parent

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Lively and information-packed, this book is bursting with mind-blowing animal records. The fastest, the biggest, the most poisonous--it's all here for kids to discover. It's a visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, expanding, and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design -- as dynamic as the animal world it celebrates.

Author

SARAH WASSNER FLYNN loves writing, running, and triathalons. When she's not writing about races, she's usually training or competing in one. She also writes nonfiction books and articles for kids and teens, like The National Geographic Kids National Park Guide U.S.A. and The Girl's Life Guide to the Most Amazing You. KATHY FURGANG, co-author, has been a writer for 16 years. She is the author of dozens of science textbooks and children's books, including National Geographic Kid's Everything Weather, Everything Volcanoes, Ultimate Weird But True 2, and Weird But True Ripped from the Headlines

Praise

"Animal lovers of all ages will pounce on this lively nonfiction book, which is full of photos and facts about the smallest, slowest, biggest and noisiest animals on the planet." -- Washington Parent

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