Run, Mo, Run! (Mo Jackson #6)

by David A Adler (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Mo Jackson

Mo is the star of his school's track-and-field meet in the sixth title of the perenially popular, Geisel Award-winning series by David A. Adler!

Mo and his classmates from 2B will compete against the students from class 2M in a track-and-field meet and the winning team will get a surprise dessert! Mo, Jenna, and Dov will compete in the day's final event--the relay race--but first, Mo has to pass the baton without dropping it. He practices at lunch and during class, but the baton keeps slipping out of his hand. When the score is tied and the pressure is on, will Mo be able to win for his team?

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Gr 1-3—Mo, a Black child, is excited for the relay race after school. The only problem is that he keeps dropping the baton during practice and is distracted all day. How will he and his friend win? Adler continues his collection of Mo stories; as always, the plot is rooted in relatable sporty interests, written in simple short words, but telling a complex story. This one includes Mo and his friends, their worries about the race, their practice, the school day, the race itself, and the rewards. At no point is it too much for a reader to work through any issue of pacing or word choice. Ricks's illustrations also help explain the steps of the story, in tandem with the words. VERDICT Adler and Ricks continue provide another sports-themed beginning reader book to students on the verge of moving into chapter books.—Margaret Kennelly, Media Specialist, Indian Head Elem. Sch., MD

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David A Adler
David A. Adler is a former math teacher and author of more than two hundred books for children. He has collaborated on several science picture books with Anna Raff, including Light Waves and Magnets Push, Magnets Pull, both named finalists for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. He is also the author of the Picture Book Biography series and the Cam Jansen mystery series. He lives in New York.

Edward Miller is a former children's book art director who loves to make concepts clear to kids and has demonstrated that in his previous nonfiction books. School Library Journal praised his Alphabeep: A Zipping, Zooming ABC by Debora Pearson as "stunningly illustrated." He illustrates a variety of products for kids in addition to books. He lives in Beacon, New York. Follow him on Instagram @edelementary.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781984836823
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
J
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date
November 03, 2020
Series
Mo Jackson
BISAC categories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV032210 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Track & Field
Library of Congress categories
African Americans
Clumsiness
Track and field
Relay racing
Clumsiness in children

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