Can You Top That?

By William Nikola, Hector Viveros Lee
Paperback: $10.50

A hip and fun counting book featuring children of diverse backgrounds, each trying to outdo the others by imagining animals that grow more and more fantastic.

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This book is also available in Spanish
¿Puedes superar eso?
By William Nikola, Hector Viveros Lee
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Description

A Latino boy and his friends use their imaginations to think up a variety of unique creatures, each one wackier than the one before.

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About the Creators

William Nikola

W. Nikola-Lisa is the author of numerous award-winning children's books, among them Bein' with You This Way, Summer Sun Risin', and My Teacher Can Teach Anyone!, all published by Lee & Low Books. A professor of education at National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, Nikola-Lisa lives in Chicago with his wife. To find out more about W. Nikola-Lisa, visit his website: nikolabooks.com.

Hector Viveros Lee

Hector Viveros Lee was born in Calexico, California. He attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco, where he lives and works as an elementary school teacher. His hobbies include photography, jogging, and travel.

Awards

  • CCBC Choices

    Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584304845
  • Price $10.50
  • Publication Date Sep 01, 2005
  • Trim Size 11 × 8.5 in
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 256

    • Interests

  • Imprint Bebop Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Concepts / Counting & Numbers
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Animals, Art, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Classroom Activities, Collaboration, Colors, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Counting Money / Everyday Math, Cultural Diversity, Fantasy, Fiction, Friendship, Games / Toys, Imagination, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Similarities and Differences

    • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 6
  • Grade Range 1
  • Guided Reading I
  • DRA 16
  • Interest Level 1
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 370
  • Lexile Measurement AD370L
  • Reading Level 1
  • Bebop Reading Emergent

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