World Record Animals

Oldrich Ruzicka is an acclaimed Czech children’s book author whose works have been translated into many languages all over the world. After graduating from the Faculty of Education, he spent several years teaching before transitioning to publishing. He worked as chief editor and publisher of a major Czech publishing house, before founding his own. Ruzicka currently resides in Brno, Czechia.Tomas Pernicky lives and works in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic. He is freelance graphic designer and illustrator and specializes in the creation of logos and corporate identities.

• The world’s fastest animalsFlyersSwimmersLong jumpThe world’s slowest animalsThe world’s strongest animalsThe world’s largest animalsWhat about the little ones?Most beautiful baby animalsThe ugliest animalsThe most dangerous animalsLongest-living animalsWorld-record travelers

"World Record Animals by the team of author/storyteller Oldrich Ruzicka and artist/illustrator Tomas Pernicky is an informative and entertaining compendium of animal superheroes, animal record holders, and fascinating facts from the animal kingdom in the form of an animal Olympics! The animal world has almost infinite variety. Many of its creatures have strengths similar to superheroes. The world's fastest animals can move at the speed of a race car; one small creature has the strength of a trained weightlifter; the world's strongest animal can lift many times its own weight; and the longest-lived animal survives for several hundred years. Fastest, slowest, strongest, largest, smallest, longest living, furthest jumping, most dangerous, most beautiful, ugliest, deepest diving - these and many other record holders from the animal kingdom fill "World Record Animals" with unexpected, fascinating facts -- making it an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library Pets/Wildlife collections for young readers ages 6-10." ―Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch