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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1997
What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?
Written & illustrated by Robert E. Wells
Part of the Wells of Knowledge Science series
Discover what outpaces a cheetah in a race against speed itself.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 51 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
Explore the thrilling world of speed, where a cheetah's sprint is outdone by a peregrine falcon's dive. But even the falcon is left behind by airplanes, rockets, and the ultimate speed of light. Dive into this fascinating journey and uncover what truly defines the fastest in the universe. Can anything surpass the speed of light?
From the publisher
Compares the speed of various animals, from humans to cheetahs to peregrine falcons, with even faster things like rockets, meteroids, and light.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD740L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.1
- F&P level
- ~R
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 17346
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1997
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman & Company
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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