Publisher Description

Mateo is used to being the best member of his gymnastics team. When a new boy with stronger skills joins, Mateo's jealousy threatens to knock everyone off balance right before the big Winter Challenge event.

Author Biography

Cari Meister has written more than 130 books for children, including the Tiny series (Penguin) and the Fast Forward Fairy Tales series (Scholastic). Cari is a school librarian and she loves to visit other schools and libraries to talk about the joy of reading and writing. Cari lives in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, four boys, one horse, and one dog. You can find out more about her at Genevieve Kote is an illustrator whose lively work has appeared in popular magazines such as American Girland Nickelodeon, children's books, comics, and newspapers. When she's not illustrating, she enjoys baking and reading at her home in Montreal, Canada. View more of her artwork at genevievekote.com.

Promotional "Headline"

Short sentences, text-illustration match, and sight words to support new readers; Sports stories for young athletes focus on personal strengths and teamwork, not on competition; Diverse characters enable readers to better see themselves in the stories; Glossaries define content terms with pictures and words for clear understanding; A story-related back-matter feature (e.g., game, craft, recipe) in each title enhances the reading experience

Feature

Activities, Full color, Glossary, Illustration(s)/Drawing(s), Picture glossary, Table of Contents, Writing Prompts

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