World's Fastest Animals: (Level 2) (Volume 1) (Amer Museum of Nat History Easy Readers) - Softcover

The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of the largest and most respected museums in the world. Since the Museum was founded in 1869, its collections have grown to include more than 32 million specimens and artifacts relating to the natural world and human cultures. The Museum showcases its collections in the exhibit halls, and, behind the scenes, more than 200 scientists carry out cutting-edge research. It is also home to the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, New York State's official memorial to its 33rd governor and the nation's 26th president, and a tribute to Roosevelt's enduring legacy of conservation. Approximately five million people from around the world visit the Museum each year. Plan a trip to the Museum, home of the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils, or visit online at amnh.org.

With nonfiction early readers often in short supply compared to their fictional counterparts, these titles in the American Museum of Natural History Easy Readers series fill a gap in early literacy. Upbeat, high-interest text about amazing animal feats and eye-catching color photographs form a winning combination to engage young readers. World’s Fastest Animals looks at the many ways that animals around the world can claim to be the fastest, including the sailfish, which can swim up to 68 miles per hour; the peregrine falcon, which can dive at a speed of more than 200 miles per hour; or the chameleon, which has the fastest tongue on earth, able to grab an insect quicker than a blink of an eye. Books in the series offer many surprises in the form of unfamiliar animals that take the idea of the “most” of something in new and unexpected directions, and conclude with a profile of a herpetologist from the American Museum of Natural History. Easy—and appealing. Grades K-2. --Angela Leeper