by by Cruschiform Publishers Weekly French design firm Cruschiform's graphics channel midcentury poster art while comparing the speeds of animals, people, and vehicles. Left-hand pages introduce the speed at which the objects on the facing pages move. Surprising juxtapositions include an alligator paired with a nuclear submarine (both move at 22 mph), and a springbok, dragonfly, sailboarder, mako shark, and fire truck, all members of the 56 mph club. Readers will be intrigued to see how the universe's slowpokes (such as the seahorse and Galapagos tortoise) measure up to its fastest-like a shooting star, which travels at a whopping 60,000 mph. A glossary provides additional details about each featured subject, along with a definition of speed itself. Ages 4-8. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved School Library Journal PreS-Gr 3-First published in French in 2013, this informational picture book seems more suitable as a coffee-table book, but the information will intrigue curious minds. Various items are presented, grouped from slowest to fastest. Spreads list a speed (in both kilometers and miles per hour) on all-white backgrounds, while facing pages feature drawings of animals, vehicles, or people that operate at that speed, laid out on a royal blue background. The same layout is used for each speed throughout, which feels repetitive. However, the information is unique, and there are some interesting facts on offer; for instance, a seahorse and a Galapagos tortoise travel at the same speed of .3 kilometers (kmh) per hour, or .2 miles per hour, and Earth rotates at 1,700 kmh-the same rate of movement as a traveling bullet. The glossary provides additional facts, along with a thumbnail picture of each. An additional purchase.-Melissa Smith, Royal Oak Public Library, MI (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Book list Children are always fascinated with the fastest of anything: animals, cars, trains, and planes. But what about sea horses, spiders, and centipedes? From the slowest (.2 mph) to the fastest (more than 60,000 mph), the folks at Cruschiform, Marie Cruschi's creative studio in Paris, have compiled a work that is two parts art and one part inquiry and is appropriate for almost all ages. While children may want to hurry through just looking and comparing speeds, older readers will want to revisit the retro graphic illustrations. The large red KM/H (with small blue MPH)are slant-centered on each left-hand page, with names of each pictured item numbered and listed at the bottom of the page. On the facing page is a red, yellow, black, and white illustration, which incorporates those numbers as reference. As a comparison of animals and machines, it is no doubt interesting, though without a lot of info or resources. As art, however, this is a volume well worth having.--Petty, J. B. Copyright 2010 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. Used with permission. |
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