Help the Strong Cheetah: An Acorn Book (the Inside Scouts #3)

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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!

Viv and Sanjay are the Inside Scouts! Together, they help animals. They have a cool superpower -- they can shrink super small. A cheetah got a cramp in her leg while she was running. Now she can't move her leg. The Inside Scouts put on their super-suits, grab their tools, and get really small! They go inside the cheetah's leg to stop the cramp. And they work together to help her muscle relax!

This series introduces beginning readers to the human body through mammals with similar anatomy -- and it does so in really fun ways! In this book, readers learn about the muscular system as Viv and Sanjay fix a cheetah's leg! With color-coded speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and light nonfiction content, these engaging STEM-themed stories are the perfect fit for new readers!

Mitali Banerjee Ruths grew up in Houston, Texas, and dreamed of becoming an astronaut someday. She has worked as a babysitter, an ice cream seller, and a medical doctor. She is the author of the picture book Archie Celebrates Diwali, the Scholastic Branches early chapter book series The Party Diaries, and the Scholastic Acorn early reader series The Inside Scouts. Mitali lives in Canada with her husband, three kids, and their dog, Tux.

FRANCESCA MAHANEY is a biracial (Filipino-American) illustrator based in Massachusetts. Francesca enjoys illustrating for magazines, books, educational materials, and beyond. She has an A.S. in Visual Arts and a B.F.A. in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. The Inside Scouts by Mitali Banerjee Ruths is her debut early reader series.