Try Your Best

by Robert McKissack, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)

Overview

Ann doesn't think she is very good at sports. Will she have any fun at her school's Sports Day? There's only one way to find out—she'll have to try her best!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152050900
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Series:	Green Light Readers Level 2
Edition description:	1-Simul
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	421,061
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

ROBERT MCKISSACK is the author of Itching and Twitching, which he cowrote with his mother, Patricia McKissack. He lives in Missouri.  

Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many vibrant and popular picture books, including The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison and Cub's Big World by Sarah L. Thomson. He lives in Southern California. www.joecepeda.com

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Green Light Readers:
"A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."—Boston Sunday Herald
"You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."—School Library Journal
"A winner for the beginner."—Booklist
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From the Publisher

K-Gr 2-Two easy-to-read stories with bright, engaging illustrations. In the first title, Ann doesn't think she is very good at athletics. During Sports Day, she is encouraged to try her best and ends up having a great time. In the second book, Kim has just moved to the big city and doesn't know anyone. When her dog runs away, she looks for him in her neighborhood and makes some new friends. Both offerings include repetitive phrases as well as short sentences so that even nonreaders can catch on quickly and recite some of the lines. Each title ends with plot-related questions, information about the author and illustrator, and a simple craft.-Kristina Aaronson, Henniker Community School, NH Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Putting forth your best effort is the theme of this intermediate easy reader set during an elementary-school sports day. The African-American PE teacher, Mr. York, encourages a little girl named Ann, who thinks she isn't good at sports. He urges her to try each activity with the repeated refrain of "just try your best," which she reciprocates when Mr. York joins a relay race. The simple story has a cheerful, positive tone complemented by Cepeda's paintings in bright primary colors. The Green Light Readers format also includes discussion questions, a simple activity suggestion, author and illustrator bios, and two additional pages of information on the series. (Easy reader. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews