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    Almost a World Record Breaker (Teddy Mars Series #1)

    Almost a World Record Breaker (Teddy Mars Series #1)

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    by Molly B. Burnham, Trevor Spencer (Illustrator)

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      ISBN-13: 9780062278128
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Publication date: 03/24/2015
    • Series: Teddy Mars Series , #1
    • Sold by: HARPERCOLLINS
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 240
    • Sales rank: 297,430
    • File size: 6 MB
    • Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

    Molly B. Burnham has been a dog walker, ice-cream scooper, and elementary school teacher. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two daughters, and a dog named Pepito. Pigeons really do live next door to her. Sadly, Grumpy Pigeon Man does not. Molly earned an MFA in children's writing from Hamline University. This is her first book, but not her last. She has not broken a world record—yet!


    Trevor Spencer loves animated films almost as much as Teddy Mars loves world records. Trevor fills his days with making toys and drawing books with his lovely wife in California. His evenings are dedicated to bringing Teddy Mars to life, and he couldn't be happier.

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    Fans of Jeff Kinney's humor and Sharon Creech's heartfelt stories will love this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records.

    Teddy Mars is determined to stand out in a world full of wonders and a house bursting with siblings. With the help of his best friends, Teddy tries to build the biggest snow mound, stuff the most grapes in his mouth, and lift a chair with his teeth. He'll do anything to succeed—even if it means sleeping in a tent and cleaning up pigeon poop for Grumpy Pigeon Man. Too bad his pesky little brother, also known as The Destructor, always wrecks Teddy's record-breaking plans!

    Told in short, accessible sections, with memorable lists and winning illustrations, Molly B. Burnham's Teddy Mars #1: Almost a World Record Breaker is perfect for reading aloud. Teddy's never-give-up attitude will have readers laughing out loud and clamoring to break records of their own!

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    Fiction & Literature - Kids
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    Awards
    Kids
    Fiction & Literature - Kids
    Family Life - Kids Fiction
    School Life - Kids Fiction
    Humor - Kids Fiction
    Family life->Humorous->Children's fiction
    2016 Sid Fleischman Humor Award Winner
    Publishers Weekly
    01/12/2015
    Fourth-grader Teddy Mars shares moments from his hopeful but often disappointing life in Burnham’s highly entertaining debut. Much of Teddy’s life revolves around four elements: his four-year-old brother, Jake (“The Destructor”), who is constantly ruining things for him; his quest to hold a world record (in anything); his admiration for pigeons; and his obsession with Star Wars. When Teddy’s birthday doesn’t turn out quite as expected, he decides to ditch his six siblings, each with quirks he can live without, and move into a backyard tent. An older neighbor, dubbed “Grumpy Pigeon Man,” suddenly takes an interest in Teddy and offers him a job caring for the pigeons he keeps. A heartwarming friendship blossoms between the two unlikely companions as Teddy learns that wisdom and affection are not ruled by age. Delightfully rambunctious b&w sketches (not all seen by PW) elevate the comedy, while Teddy’s hard-nosed perseverance (attempting the largest leaf pile, stretching the most rubber bands over his face, etc.), with the aid of friends new and old, takes world record–making to hilarious new heights. Ages 8–12. Author’s agent: Tina Wexler, ICM. (Mar.)
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    This heartwarming story starts the Teddy Mars series on a hilarious foot, tracing one boy’s struggle to stand out in a big family, one failed record-breaking attempt after another. Once thewreckage is cleared, what’s left is a loving family that celebrates one another for exactly who they are.
    School Library Journal
    01/01/2015
    Gr 3–6—Though Burnham breaks no new ground here, this is nevertheless an appealing tale with an engaging narrator. Ten-year-old Teddy Mars, the sixth of seven children, wants to stand out from his siblings and do something meaningful. Unfortunately, in addition to having five older sisters (a singer, twins, a sports addict, and a bully), he is plagued by an energetic younger brother whom he rightly calls, The Destructor. Little brother Jake adores Teddy but expresses his feelings by ruining most of his older sibling's prized possessions. Teddy's solution is to move out of their shared bedroom and into a tent in the backyard. He also finds respite in reading "Guinness World Records" books and in helping an old neighbor with his homing pigeons. Those two pastimes come together as Teddy attempts to set his own world record. His actual accomplishment won't come as a surprise to astute readers, but Teddy is so amiable and put-upon, he'll find plenty of fans who'll want to read more in the promised series. The book's format, with monthly chapters divided into smaller subchapters, makes this a good choice for reading logs, and the report Teddy has to do on pigeons makes this book an ideal pairing with a nonfiction title on these urban birds.—Marie Drucker, Malverne Public Library, NY
    Kirkus Reviews
    2014-12-06
    After discovering The Guinness Book of World Records, Teddy's determined to achieve a world record, too.How can a 10-year-old manage it? He's constrained by his six remarkable siblings, all marching to the beats of their own drummers, a device debut author Burnham uses to make each of them readily distinguishable. The most difficult, from Teddy's viewpoint, is 4-year-old Jake, aka "The Destructor," who shares Teddy's bedroom, enjoys napping in a (clean) cat box and often unintentionally destroys Teddy's belongings. Teddy gets a tent for his birthday, then pitches it in the backyard and moves out. That provides the opportunity to learn more about the 57 pigeons owned by his grumpy, elderly next-door neighbor, who hires him to care for the birds. The pigeons could be his key to a world record, if, with lots of peanut-buttered birdseed and helpful friends, they'll all land on him at once. As revealed in his engaging, age-appropriate, first-person narration, things rarely work out as planned. Although they provide ample drama, Teddy's large family is—unexpectedly—engaged in his pratfall-riddled pursuit. Bizarre actual world records are neatly incorporated into the narrative. Ample white space, large print and Spencer's drolly entertaining illustrations inflate the page count somewhat for the younger middle-grade audience. Fans of world-record quests and those who enjoy lighthearted tales will savor Teddy's efforts. (Fiction. 8-12)

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