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Three stories in which a little boy does everything fast, from brushing his teeth to making friends to running races.

Discover fascinating facts and figures about the speediest things in the world! From the super-fast Bugatti Veyron car to the fastest land animal, the cheetah, find out what the fastest things on the planet are.

Buzz designs a very fast car for his father.

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Skating in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of speed skating. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety...

The clock is ticking for Thomas, Bertie and Spencer to get to the castle on time. As Philip shows Gordon how fast he can go, slow Stephen proves he can save the day. James and Thomas are on opposite tracks when the Big Game comes to Sodor, while Caitlin gives Emily an unexpected boost.

Jake claims to be the fastest mouse in the world, and doesn't think any animal can ever catch him. Clever Old Tom Cat will just have to see about that!

"This book makes learning about the concept of opposites fun, as readers discover recognizable examples of things that are fast and slow! Using colorful photographs that connect to simple text, alongside exciting and recognizable sight words, young readers will enjoy learning about fast- and slow-moving things, while also building confidence in their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions...

This book describes wildly slow animals, such as sloths, snails, giant tortoises, sea horses, American woodcocks, and Gila monsters.

Cute and bubbly changeling Ryder Sinclair has seen it all, working the night shift at the Midnight Liaisons paranormal dating service. But she has just one month to go before she becomes permanently supernatural...unless she finds her own Prince Charming. She'd even settle for Mr. Wham-Bam-Thank-You-Ma'am--some generous soul who will relieve her of her virginity (and therefore her curse) before her fated twenty-fifth birthday. But it's been impossible...

See the world through the eyes of nature's fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once endangered in the US, this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American cities and on every continent but Antarctica. Join expert Lloyd Buck as he trains a captive peregrine and puts its hunting skills to the test. What's the secret behind the peregrine falcon's blistering speed?