Biggest, Strongest, Fastest

Steve Jenkins

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1995 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

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.

About the author

Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning 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. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page. www.stevejenkinsbooks.com

Bibliographic information

• Title: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
• Author: Steve Jenkins
• Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1995
• ISBN: 0395697018, 9780395697016
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Birds; Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures; Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Zoology