The Slowest Book Ever by April Pulley Sayre illustrated by Kelly Murphy

I love Ms. Sayre's picture book chants about nonfiction topics for toddlers, preschoolers and early elementary.  This book, for older readers, explores the topic of s-l-o-w.  Our society tends to pursue tasks with quickness so this unhurried book was refreshing!
Topics range from "slow nature thoughts" to "slow animal facts" to "slow plant facts" to "slow body facts" and more.
I especially found it fascinating that jack in the pulpit plants can take up to seven years before they have enough energy in their roots to send up a flower and seeds.  A whole new appreciation for these plants!!
Did you know that some farmers have cows swallow a special kind of magnet so when they digest bits of barb wire and other metal they stick to the magnet and not cut holes in their stomach?
Text features: table of contents, different size fonts, headings, charts, fact boxes, glossary, detailed end notes!!, index
Point to discuss: "old earth" belief
*Borrowed from the library.