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Ready? Set. Raymond!

Part of Step into Reading

Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by Derek Anderson
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$4.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
6"W x 9.06"H x 0.13"D  
On sale Jun 25, 2002 | 32 Pages | 978-0-375-81363-4
Preschool - 1
Reading Level: Lexile 330L | Fountas & Pinnell H
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Raymond likes to do everything fast–from brushing his teeth to going to school to making new friends. In three easy-to-read stories, readers follow Raymond on a typical super-fast day, see him make a new friend, and run a race!
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is the author of many books for children, including Almost to Freedom, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. She was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal. She works as a librarian in New Mexico, where she lives with her husband. Learn more about Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Derek Anderson is an illustrator known for Hot Rod Hamster Meets His Match!, Little Quack’s New Friend, Hot Ro Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party, Ten Hungry Pigs and many more. Learn more about Derek Anderson

About

Raymond likes to do everything fast–from brushing his teeth to going to school to making new friends. In three easy-to-read stories, readers follow Raymond on a typical super-fast day, see him make a new friend, and run a race!

Author

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is the author of many books for children, including Almost to Freedom, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book. She was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award for Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal. She works as a librarian in New Mexico, where she lives with her husband. Learn more about Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Derek Anderson is an illustrator known for Hot Rod Hamster Meets His Match!, Little Quack’s New Friend, Hot Ro Hamster and the Haunted Halloween Party, Ten Hungry Pigs and many more. Learn more about Derek Anderson

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