Randy Riley's Really Big Hit
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 22, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A baseball-loving science whiz brings brainpower, rhyme, and visual humor to a high-stakes problem.
- Themes
- Science and invention, Baseball, Saving the town
- Pacing
- Fast
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“With all the bases covered — musical text, entertaining artwork, and surefire subject matter — this title bats 1,000 for group or lapsit read-alouds.” — School Library Journal Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much.
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Then, one night, Randy sees something shocking through his Space Boy telescope: it’s a fireball, and it’s headed right for his town! Randy does the math, summons all his science smarts, and devises a plan that will save the day in a spectacular way. Once again, with visual humor, dizzying perspectives, perfect pacing, and rollicking rhyme, Chris Van Dusen delivers a hit that will make readers stand up and cheer.
Science Meets Baseball
A baseball-loving science whiz brings brainpower, rhyme, and visual humor to a high-stakes problem.
Come here for
- Baseball crossed with solar-system science
- A clever fix for a problem from space
Expect
- Rollicking rhyme and visual humor
- A lively read-aloud with big perspectives
Where it sits
| Baseball & Softball | 78% |
|---|---|
| Sci-Fi | 51% |
| Funny Stories | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Funny Stories
- Baseball & Softball
- Sci-Fi
- Authors
- Chris Van Dusen
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 22, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Science and invention · Baseball · Saving the town
- Reading lane
- Funny Stories