Blink of an Eye: Superfast Animals

Showcasing the fastest animals on land, air, and sea, this series is sure to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Vibrant photos illustrate each animal from multiple perspectives, providing opportunity for readers to closely examine the animal. Information is organized by subject headings and branches into the animal’s physical features and how they contribute to its speed, the animal’s natural predators, and how the animal makes use of speed as a means of survival. The selection of animals represented in this series is diverse. Each title begins by introducing the superfast animal and comparing its speed to similar animals. Most also compare the animal’s speed with that of a human. Photos in all titles effectively illustrate the concepts conveyed by the author. Additional features include a photo glossary, additional reading suggestions, and websites. This series will be a worthwhile addition to your nonfiction collection. Table of Contents. Index. Recommended.

Showcasing the fastest animals on land, air, and sea, this series is sure to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Vibrant photos illustrate each animal from multiple perspectives, providing opportunity for readers to closely examine the animal. Information is organized by subject headings and branches into the animal’s physical features and how they contribute to its speed, the animal’s natural predators, and how the animal makes use of speed as a means of survival. The selection of animals represented in this series is diverse. Each title begins by introducing the superfast animal and comparing its speed to similar animals. Most also compare the animal’s speed with that of a human. Photos in all titles effectively illustrate the concepts conveyed by the author. Additional features include a photo glossary, additional reading suggestions, and websites. This series will be a worthwhile addition to your nonfiction collection. Table of Contents. Index. Recommended.

Clearly presented information and exciting action photos make these portraits of speedy creatures above-average choices. The level of detail in each one isn’t very deep, but readers will come away with a solid basic understanding of each animal’s natural range, habitat, food, prey and predators, and top speed (compared on each opening spread to slower human sprinters or swimmers as well as other animals) and the physical adaptations that account for it. The short and easy texts accompany big, sharp color photos of each animal at rest or in either pursuit or being chased. A link to web resources compiled on the publisher’s page enhances the lists of further-reading resources.