Bicycle Race - Hardcover

Crews, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688051723 ISBN 13: 9780688051723

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 1985

Synopsis

A counting book
for the youngest --
filled with motion,
excitement, and
suspense. Twelve
riders compete
in a bicycle race.
Who will win?
(A word to the wise:
Keep your eye
on Number 9!)

About this title

About the Author:

Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Donald Crews es el renombrado autor de dos libros merecedores del premio Caldecott, Tren de carga (Freight Train) y School Bus. Vive con su esposa, Ann Jonas, cerca del Río Hudson, en Nueva York.

Donald Crews is the renowned creator of many celebrated children's books, including the Caldecott Honor Books Freight Train and Truck. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Donald Crews es el renombrado autor de dos libros merecedores del premio Caldecott, Tren de carga (Freight Train) y School Bus. Vive con su esposa, Ann Jonas, cerca del Río Hudson, en Nueva York.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2 Billed as "a counting book for the youngest," Crews' latest effort falls short. Twelve riders, each dressed in a different color and clearly numbered, are shown warming up. A crowd watches as they ready themselves at the starting line in order, and thenthey're off! But waitthe red bike has a flat. The racers' order changes on each page; number three is in the lead, then six, then three again. Nine is nowhere to be seen as the riders flash past onlookers, but at last she appears and begins to gain on them. As the bikes approach the finish line, nine wins the race to the cheers of the spectators. Simple flat figures with bright colors against a largely featureless background create a convincing portrait of a bicycle road race. The static quality of the pictures gives the impression of stop-action photography. Unfortunately, the text adds little to the story. The list of numbers at the bottom of each page is meant to show the positions of the racers as the lead changes hands. The riders' order is not always clear in the illustrations, however, and the non-sequential numbers could easily confuse a child just learning to count. The book's simplicity would not appeal to those old enough to grasp the meaning. While the concept is striking, the execution doesn't make the grade. Anno's Counting Book (Crowell, 1977) or Pienkowski's Numbers (S. & S., 1981) are better counting books . Lucy Young Clem, Evansville-Vanderburgh County Public Library, Ind.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0688051723
• ISBN 13: 9780688051723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Crews Donald