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Racing the Waves

Ready-to-Read Level 1

Illustrated by Mike Moran
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About The Book

From acclaimed, prolific author Jane Yolen comes a colorful Level 1 Ready-to-Read story all about a school field day!

Today is field day at school.

We start forward fast.
There’s a shout.
Fish teams from every school
head out!

Who will win the race?

School field days are full of jitters, excitement, and surprises. Beginning readers can follow along as a team of fish work together to have the best field day ever!

About The Author

Photograph by Jason Stemple
Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen is an award-winning author who has written more than 380 books for children, including the bestseller How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and the 1988 Caldecott Medal winner Owl Moon. She is known for her beautiful poetry, picture books, fairy tales, novels, and nonfiction, and has even been called “the Hans Christian Andersen of America” (Newsweek). She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit her at JaneYolen.com.

About The Illustrator

Mike Moran

Mike Moran is an artist who really likes baseball, brussels sprouts, playing guitar, and being left-handed. In addition to illustrating children’s books, Mike has had his work appear in magazines, newspapers, animation, apps, and greeting cards. Mike and his family live in New Jersey.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon Spotlight (December 10, 2019)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781534453067
  • Ages: 4 - 6
  • Lexile ® 460L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®

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