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About The Book
Shu the mouse has his eyes set on making history. His best friend Mimi the cat, on the other hand, has her eyes set on cupcakes. When Emperor Jade invites Mimi, Shu, and a bunch of their animal friends to his big race for a spot in the Chinese zodiac—and a big plate of cupcakes—Shu and Mimi are determined to win. But with their eyes set on different prizes, can Mimi and Shu work together to win Emperor Jade’s great race? Or will the lure of sweet (and sugary) victory come between them for good?
About The Illustrator
Melissa van der Paardt is a digital artist working in animation and illustration currently residing in southern California. When she’s not drawing, Melissa enjoys playing video games, collecting trading cards, and watching whole TV series in one sitting. You can find more of her work at SketchinThoughts.Tumblr.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (December 15, 2015)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481423304
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
- Lexile ® AD570L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Raves and Reviews
"Illustrations throughout are action-packed, with big, bright, expressive faces of animals in motion....an entry point to learn about one of the ways animals are anthropomorphized in the histories of different cultures."
– Kirkus Reviews, October 2015
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Mimi and Shu in I'll Race You! Hardcover 9781481423304
- Author Photo (jpg): Christian Trimmer Photograph (c) Walker Brockington(0.1 MB)
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