by Cari Best (Author), Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. With the help of a special aide and the support of her friends, Zulay does just that.
Author Biography
Cari Best has written many award-winning picture books, including Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; Are You Going to Be Good?, a Parents' Choice Award Winner; and, most recently, Beatrice Spells Some Lulus and Learns to Write a Letter. Ms. Best lives in Weston, Connecticut.
Vanessa Brantley-Newton is the writer and/or illustrator of many picture books, including One Love, based on the Bob Marley song. Ms. Newton lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.36 x 10.85 x 8.81 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 13, 2015
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5