Description

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Ace builds a cool skateboard and learns how to skate in this fast-paced, STEM-themed early reader!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Ace works hard to build a skateboard. She tightens every nut and bolt -- and adds a cool sticker. Then, Ace is ready to skate. But Ace goes too fast and falls down! She will have to try again. Will Ace ever be able to rocket up the ramp?

With Larry Dane Brimner's simple text and Kaylani Juanita's full-color artwork on every page, this action-packed book is perfect for new readers!

About the Author

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Larry Dane Brimner studied literature and writing at San Diego State University and taught school for 20 years. He is the author of more than 200 books for children, including the Sibert Award-winning Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 and the Racing Ace early reader series. Larry lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Kaylani Juanita illustrates inclusive picture books, editorial art, and afros. She studied at CalArts and CCA for a BFA in Illustration. She is the illustrator of the Stonewall Book Award winner When Aidan Became a Brother, the Coretta Scott King Illustration Honoree Magnificent Homespun Brown, and the Racing Ace early reader series. Kaylani lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Praise For…

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Praise for Drive It! Fix It! (Racing Ace #1):

Selected by the New York Public Library as one of 2022's Best Books for Kids!

Selected by the Chicago Public Library as one of 2022's Best Fiction for Young Readers!

Praise for Build It! Jump It! (Racing Ace #2):

Selected by the Chicago Public Library as one of 2022's Best Fiction for Young Readers!

Praise for Ride It! Patch It! (Racing Ace #3):

Selected by the Chicago Public Library as one of 2022's Best Fiction for Young Readers!

Praise for Cats!:

"An excellent vocabulary builder with a focus on action verbs." -- Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Littlest Wolf:

"Sure to give fledgling young ones a boost of confidence." -- Publishers Weekly