Freddie Ramos Takes Off

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Takes Off written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What's inside? ZAPATO POWER-shoes that change Freddie's life by giving him super speed! But what will Freddie do with his fast new skills? Weird things are happening at the Starwood Park Apartments where he lives, and his friends at school need his help. Is Freddie Ramos ready to be a hero? In this imaginative story by Jacqueline Jules, an ordinary boy in a city neighborhood learns how to use his new-found powers for good. Illustrations by Miguel Benitez lend just a touch of comic-book style to this chapter book adventure.

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Springs Into Action written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freddie has shoes that give him super speed. It's hard to be a superhero and a regular kid at the same time, especially when your shoes give you even more power! Freddie needs an on/off switch for his super speed, so Mr. Vaslov, who created the shoes, decides to invent a remote control, but he gets more than he planned. When his young neighbor's ball goes missing, Freddie uses his new powers to find it...and Mr. Vaslov!

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Stomps the Snow written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a freak spring blizzard buries Starwood Park, Freddie works with Mr. Vaslov to clear the sidewalks using a new invention—Zapato Power snowshoes! But not even the snow can stop a thief from causing trouble in the neighborhood. Can Freddie solve the case, even if it means helping Erika, the Starwood Park bully?

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Hears It All written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freddie Ramos loves his new Zapato Power—super hearing! He can listen in on conversations and find hero jobs. But soon Freddie realizes the temptation to eavesdrop on everyone is too great. Can Freddie find a way to use his super hearing without snooping?

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Powers Up written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has Freddie found gloves that give him super strength? Freddie loves to help Mr. Vaslov with jobs around the Starwood Park apartment buildings. One day Freddie finds a pair of small gloves that would fit him in Mr. Vaslov's toolshed. Could the gloves be a new invention?

Download or read book Freddie Ramos Rules New York written by Jacqueline Jules and published by Zapato Power. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a visit to New York City to see Uncle Jorge, Freddie brings his special sneakers which give him super speed but are becoming too small for his growing feet.

Download or read book Playing to Win written by Karen Deans and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and updated edition of the picture book about the woman called "The Jackie Robinson of tennis." Although stars like Serena Williams cite Althea Gibson as an inspiration, Gibson's story is not well-known to many young people today. Growing up tough and rebellious in Harlem, Althea took that fighting attitude and used it to go after her goals of being a tennis champion, and a time when tennis was a game played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded African Americans. In 1956, she became the first Black American to win a major championship when she won at The French Open. When she won the celebrated Wimbledon tournament the following year, Gibson shook hands with the Queen of England. Not bad for a kid from the streets of Harlem. With determination and undeniable skill, Althea Gibson become a barrier-breaking, record-setting, and world-famous sportswoman. This new and updated edition of this inspirational biography contains recent information on the impact of Gibson's legacy.