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Age Range
3 - 6
Genre
fiction
Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
550
Themes
space
friendship

The Racer from Outer Space

Written by Storytime and Illustrated by Carlitos Pinheiro

This soapbox derby race is out of this world!

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Age Range
3 - 6
Genre
fiction
Page Count
20
Publisher
Storytime
Grade Level
Pre-K - 1st
ISBN
977205563902 
Lexile
550
Themes
space
friendship
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