BIBFRAME Work

Title

Slowest animals

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Austen, Lily (author )

Subject

• Speed (LCSH)
• Animal locomotion (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Literature (LCGFT)
• Juvenile literature

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 591.5/7 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: QP301 .A856 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index

Summary

"What's slower than a sloth? Could you beat a tortoise in a race? What's the slowest swimmer? In Slowest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the slowest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's slowest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature notes and compares the featured animals' slow speeds. Children can learn more about slow animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Slowest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Slowest Animals is part of Jump's Record-Breaking Animals series"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Slowest of all -- How slow are they? -- Picture glossary.

Authorized Access Point

Austen, Lily. Slowest animals

Intended audience

• Ages 5-8
• juvenile
• Children

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-12T02:01:06.406089+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23393847

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-12
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc