Don't Throw It to Mo!
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · June 1, 2021
A Sports pick for readers exploring Don't Throw It to Mo!.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, simple football story finds room for a player who doesn’t fit the usual mold.
- Themes
- Perseverance
- Genres
- Football Stories, Beginner Readers, US: African American Stories
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Mo may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest football player, but he won't let that stop him from playing! The Geisel Award Winning reader from David Adler is now in Step into Reading! Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a "butterfingers" who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins.
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Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Small Player, Big Heart
A warm, simple football story finds room for a player who doesn’t fit the usual mold.
Come here for
- A young underdog on a football team
- Short sentences and familiar words for early readers
Expect
- Teasing from the rival team
- A coach with a plan for Mo
Where it sits
| Football Stories | 95% |
|---|---|
| US: African American Stories | 67% |
| Beginner Readers | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Football Stories
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Authors
- David A. Adler
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- June 1, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Perseverance
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories