Ready, Set, Run!

<b>A lively nonfiction picture book about runners preparing for, and racing in, the New York City Marathon, perfect for fans of <i>Balloons Over Broadway</i> and <i>The Philharmonic Gets Dressed</i>.</b><br><br>All over the world—on city roads and country lanes, on beaches, high in the mountains, across fields, in sun, rain, and late at night, people get ready to race. It’s a BIG DEAL to run in the New York City Marathon! <br>    In this energetic and ever-so-fun nonfiction picture book about the world''s most famous race, readers follow runners from all over the world as they stretch, make their playlist, eat a spaghetti dinner, and then pound, pound, pound through the five boroughs of New York City, all the way to the finish line.<br>    With fun facts throughout ("Since 1979, a high school band stationed at Mile 9 plays the “Rocky” theme song again and again until the last runners go by"), this is an exhilarating, inside-view of what it entails to run the world''s largest marathon.