Description

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Laughter for beginner readers. Includes kid favorites: Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words; Arriba Up, Abajo Down at the Boardwalk: A Picture Book of Opposites; Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book; and Great Cape o' Colors: Career Costumes for Kids (bound in one volume) by award-winning author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand-don't miss his 60 multiracial books.

You tell the stories, find the animals, and count the individual sports: Acrobatics/tumbling, bowling, climbing, fencing, golfing, horseback riding/equestrian, extreme sports, surfing, parkour, ballroom dancing, swimming, wrestling (only 200 words, plus Spanish opposites, for boys/girls ages 2 - 7 years, preschool - 2nd grade; ESL/ELL/EFL, Easy to read & level 1 ESOL/ESE; Fountas & Pinnell GRA: A - B, DRA: 1 - 2).

Explore this children's book with black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, and Pacific Islander characters-plus online SECRETS, free ebooks, and career classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks. Discover 110 full-color illustrations by Ashley Sanborn, Karl Beckstrand, Jordan C. Brun, and John Collado.

LOOK inside 8″x10″ perfect-bound soft cover children's learning activity/language adventure book (also an ebook. Premio Publishing, worldwide rights (c) July. 2022), libraries, and major children's sports book distributors. No AI or CRT. None of our multicultural kids' books discuss gender or orientation. SPO007000, SPO016000, JUV032100, JUV032170, JUV032060, JUV032190, JUV009080, JUV032160, JUV011010, JUV011030, JUV019000, JUV033230, HUM001000, JNF013110, BUS012000; YFR, YNWD, JNTS; Library of Congress control number: 2022941518; eISBN: 978-1005232610, soft ISBN: 978-1951599171.

About the Author

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College media instructor Karl Beckstrand is the best-selling author of 26 titles (60+ e-books) with reviews by Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal. Raised in San Jose, California, he has a B.A. in journalism, an M.A. in conflict resolution, and a broadcast & film certificate. His western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. Beckstrand’s mysteries, nonfiction, STEM, and Spanish/bilingual books feature diverse characters—and usually end with a twist.

Praise For…

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“Charming wordless story.…Sanborn’s cartooning is full of…polish and physical comedy.” – Publisher’s Weekly [re: Polar Bear Bowler].