Could you sprint 40 miles per hour to escape a coyote? The white-tailed jackrabbit can. Rabbits are pretty quick on their feet, but did you know that hares are even faster? Endowed with incredible jum
Could you sprint 40 miles per hour to escape a coyote? The white-tailed jackrabbit can. Rabbits are pretty quick on their feet, but did you know that hares are even faster? Endowed with incredible jumping and running capabilities and possessing 360-degree vision, rabbits and hares are built for life on the move. Young readers will learn all about these cute creatures through fascinating text and color photographs.
Diane Swanson specializes in nature writing for children. She is the author of many books, including Safari Beneath the Sea, which won the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for Children. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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