{"product_id":"sports-are-fun-step-into-reading-step-1-paperback","title":"Sports Are Fun! (Step Into Reading, Step 1) – Paperback","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eScripps National Spelling Bee champ, \u003ci\u003eNew York\nTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, and \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e Sports\nKid of the Year Zaila Avant-garde shares her love of sports in this level 1\nStep Into Reading book. Perfect for children just beginning to read.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBe a soccer star. Kick, kick, score! Bounce a basketball. Bounce, bounce,\nsoar!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNew readers will find playful encouragement in this easy reader that sings out\nabout the joy of playing sports. Wth ample rhyme and helpful repetition, Zaila\nAvante-garde takes readers on a boisterous romp through the wide world of\nsports, showing cheerful scenes of baseball, swimming, running, gymnastics, and\nmore.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStep 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the\nalphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with\npicture clues help children decode the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eZAILA AVANT-GARDE\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-talented powerhouse\nand a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, with success\nspringing from all her endeavors. She was named SportsKid of the Year 2021 by\nSports Illustrated Kids.\u003cbr\u003e\nHailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, she won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling\nBee, making her the first African-American to win in almost 100 years of the\ncompetition. Avant-garde landed on her winning word, murraya—a type of tree—by\nassociating the word with famous comedian Bill Murray, who surprised her by\nphoning in during her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Avant-garde’s spelling\ntriumph is just one entry on a very impressive resume. Along with competing in\nspelling bees for two years, Avant-garde holds two Guinness World Records for\nher basketball prowess. She holds the records for the most bounce juggles in\none minute (four basketballs) and most basketballs dribbled simultaneously by\none person (six basketballs). Her success has been celebrated by the likes of\nBarack and Michelle Obama, LeBron James, and Dr. Jill Biden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFELICIA WHALEY\u003c\/b\u003e is a children’s book illustrator currently residing\nin Oak Park, IL. She obtained a BFA in illustration and design from the Art\nInstitute of Chicago. It was there she found a love for illustrating for\nchildren, creating characters that she wished she had seen growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45010574934223,"sku":"9780593571705","price":10.85,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_556ee4a7-0456-4703-b3aa-f7dde86ee892.jpg?v=1777453074","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/sports-are-fun-step-into-reading-step-1-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}