Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Slowest Animals
Julie Murray · 2010
70/100
👍 Worth It
Murray's early-reader profile of the world's slowest creatures is a tidy, well-designed classroom companion: large photographs, phonetic glossary, and conservation notes all built for the five-to-nine window. It does not go deep — the format simply does not allow it — but it does what it sets out to do cleanly and without fuss. A reliable series entry for school libraries and emerging readers curious about the animal world.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance60
craft68
originality55
accuracy80
hype75
age-fit88
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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