Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit

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Hardcover
Author: Chris Van Dusen
Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Candlewick Books
Publish Date: February 2012
Language: English
Reading Level: 4
EAN: 9780763649463

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Overview

Randy likes space, robots, and baseball, but he can’t ace everything . . . or can he? Chris Van Dusen knocks one out of the park with a comical ode to ingenuity.

Randy Riley loves two things: science and baseball. When it comes to the solar system, the constellations, and all things robot, Randy is a genius. But on the baseball diamond? Not so much. He tries . . . but whiffs every time. Then, one night, Randy sees something shocking through his Space Boy telescope: it’s a fireball, and it’s headed right for his town! Randy does the math, summons all of his science smarts, and devises a plan that will save the day in a spectacular way. Once again, Chris Van Dusen winds up his visual humor, dizzying perspectives, perfect pacing, and rollicking rhyme and delivers a hit to make readers stand up and cheer.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.9 x 0.5 in
Lexile Score: 660
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0763649465

Awards

2015 California Young Reader Medal - Nominee (Primary)
2015 Golden Sower Award - Nominee (Primary)
2015 Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee (Picture)
2012 Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Approved (Picture Book)