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Ready Steady Mo!
From Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah and bestselling author of Oi Frog!, Kes Gray, comes a fun and action-packed picture book that will get kids reading, and running too!So, what are you waiting for? Warm up, do the MOBOT, and then ...Run on the pavementRun on the grassRun in the playgroundPerhaps not in class!Follow Mo on his madcap adventures as his running skills go from strength to strength.The perfect book to share and read aloud. With vibrant illustrations and a rhyming text. The nation watched with bated breath as Mo Farah seized Olympic gold in the 10,000m and 5000m - he's been a national treasure ever since. In this adventurous picture book father of three, Mo Farah, combines two lifelong passions - literacy and exercise.Children's books by Mo Ready Steady Mo!, Go Mo Monster Mountain Chase!, Go Mo Dinosaur Dash!, Go Mo Seaside Sprint!
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 26, 2016
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About the author
Mo Farah
13 books4 followersSir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (Arabic: محمد فرح) CBE OLY (born 23 March 1983), commonly known as Mo Farah or Sir Mo Farah, is a British long-distance runner and the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.
(source: Wikipedia)
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June 24, 2019
A fantastic, colourful book encouraging children to run and be active and fit! Really good for children. Found it surprising that many of the children in the year 1/2 class hadn't heard of Mo Farah, and so children may need a bit of background knowledge on who he is, but nevertheless they will still really enjoy the book and feel motivated to run! Good book to use during a reading comprehension e.g. why do you think he has written this book? What is the purpose? When this book was used during SBT1 the teacher began by covering up the front cover and just telling the children what the book was called. The children then had to discuss what they thought the book was about. She then showed them the cover, and they did this again. This was such a good idea and one that I will definitely use in the future, with any book.
October 29, 2016
I'm not sure parents will appreciate the message about running everywhere all the time; including in the house and around tables and up and down stairs, but I'm sure kids will enjoy it.
It's a fun little book written in verse that feels very inclusive across race and gender. Although it was clearly trying to be intersectional by including boys and girls of different races, I didn't think it was obnoxious about it. That said, this toe-dipping into inclusivity made me notice there were no kids with any (apparent/visible) disabilities and it seemed odd to see no hijabs (that I can recall seeing anyway...) despite Farah being a devout Muslim. That doesn't detract from the book, but I thought it, so I'm mentioning it. :p
It's a fun little book written in verse that feels very inclusive across race and gender. Although it was clearly trying to be intersectional by including boys and girls of different races, I didn't think it was obnoxious about it. That said, this toe-dipping into inclusivity made me notice there were no kids with any (apparent/visible) disabilities and it seemed odd to see no hijabs (that I can recall seeing anyway...) despite Farah being a devout Muslim. That doesn't detract from the book, but I thought it, so I'm mentioning it. :p
February 11, 2019
I enjoyed this and the class loved the humour. They all knew who he is and this made it an excellent way to push some extra sport related activity this morning.
Also, as it rhymes throughout it offered a few grammatical talking points as well. All in all, it captured them, and we have all agreed as a class to do a short run tomorrow morning. Certainly in this weather it is difficult to encourage some children to get out and exercise!
Also, as it rhymes throughout it offered a few grammatical talking points as well. All in all, it captured them, and we have all agreed as a class to do a short run tomorrow morning. Certainly in this weather it is difficult to encourage some children to get out and exercise!
October 7, 2016
Be ready to run as soon as you put the book down!
From the moment I picked this book up I knew it would be a hit. My two-year-old took one look at the cover and sat herself down on the floor to start looking at the bright primary colours and cheerful pictures. The illustrations throughout are interesting and bright enough to keep her fascinated for at least 10 minutes (something of a record for her).
My six-year-old enjoyed reading it to her as the pace and wording was simple enough for her to read easily. The rhyming was pitched perfectly to keep the rhythm going, and the final few pages had even this adult smiling. The six-year-old did have a few comments to make though; "there is a lot of running, perhaps there could be a bit of skipping for variety?" and "how do they run with the whales? Do they run on the beach next to them in the sea?". We spent a fun few minutes thinking of ways they could have done it! Of course things get even more tricky later which made her smile indulgently. The 2-year-old was increasingly amazed and spent a very happy few minutes pointing at pictures and shouting "run"!
As a reader I enjoyed the pace and the pictures too, the idea is a good one and I hope it inspires kids. My little girl’s reaction when she got to the end gives me hope it might; "That's Mo Farrah! Is this about him when he was a kid?! That's so cool!"
Oh and yes, the second they saw the picture they both did the Mobot!
Lucy
Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.
From the moment I picked this book up I knew it would be a hit. My two-year-old took one look at the cover and sat herself down on the floor to start looking at the bright primary colours and cheerful pictures. The illustrations throughout are interesting and bright enough to keep her fascinated for at least 10 minutes (something of a record for her).
My six-year-old enjoyed reading it to her as the pace and wording was simple enough for her to read easily. The rhyming was pitched perfectly to keep the rhythm going, and the final few pages had even this adult smiling. The six-year-old did have a few comments to make though; "there is a lot of running, perhaps there could be a bit of skipping for variety?" and "how do they run with the whales? Do they run on the beach next to them in the sea?". We spent a fun few minutes thinking of ways they could have done it! Of course things get even more tricky later which made her smile indulgently. The 2-year-old was increasingly amazed and spent a very happy few minutes pointing at pictures and shouting "run"!
As a reader I enjoyed the pace and the pictures too, the idea is a good one and I hope it inspires kids. My little girl’s reaction when she got to the end gives me hope it might; "That's Mo Farrah! Is this about him when he was a kid?! That's so cool!"
Oh and yes, the second they saw the picture they both did the Mobot!
Lucy
Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review.
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