Fast and slow
Subtitle: an animal opposites books
By: by Lisa Bullard
Series: A+ books. Animal opposites
Publisher: Capstone Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780736842747
Subjects: Animals -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature; Animal locomotion -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature; Animals; Animal locomotion
Genres: Miscellanea; Juvenile literature
Description: Brief text introduces the concepts of fast and slow, comparing some of the world's fastest animals with animals that are slow
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index

IMC copy given in memory of Edward & Gladys Swenson and Robert L. Mount
Table of contents: title: Peregrine falcon diving : sources differed widely, 90 lowest number found 270 highest number found, several sources agreed 200+ mph; title: Cosmopolitan sailfish : 68 mph; title: Cheetah : 60-70 mph; title: Pronghorn : 60 mph; title: Ostrich : 40-45 mph; title: Coyote : 40 mph; title: Zebra : 40 mph; title: Hare : 35-45 mph; title: Red kangaroo : 30-40 mph; title: Dragonfly : 36 mph; title: Gibbon : 35 mph; title: Killer whale : 35 mph; title: Human sprinting : 22-28 mph; title: Manatee :16 mph in short burst if threatened; title: Bumble bee : 6-7 mph; title: Human swimming : 5-6 mph; title: Pangolin : 3 mph (only one source confirmed this actual speed); title: Human walking : 2.8 mph; title: Emporer penguin : 1.02 mph (only one source confirmed this actual speed); title: Galapagos tortoise : 0.17 mph; title: Three-toed sloth: 0.15 mph; title: Snail: 0.03 mph; title: Seahorse : 0.01 mph; title: Slow loris : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed; title: Gila monster : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed; title: Koala : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed; title: North american porcupine : couldn't find any data with specific speeds listed