Tae Kwon Do Test

by Cristina Oxtra, Amanda Erb (Illustrator)

Overview

Mina has all the skills it takes to pass her upcoming yellow belt test in Tae Kwon Do with flying colors. However, a fellow student's struggle shakes her confidence and tempts her to quit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515858782
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/02/2020
Series:	Kids' Sports Stories
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Cristina Oxtra is a Filipino American author. She earned an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults at Hamline University and a BA in journalism. She received the Loft Literary Center 2019-2020 Mirrors & Windows Fellowship for indigenous writers and writers of color. A former journalist and educator, Cristina is also a military veteran and public relations professional. She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, baking, training in Tae Kwon Do, watching supernatural and paranormal TV shows, and going to comic cons. Her website is at www.cristinaoxtra.com.

Interviews

Short sentences, text-illustration match, and sight words to support new readers; Sports stories for young athletes focus on personal strengths and teamwork, not on competition; Diverse characters enable readers to better see themselves in the stories; Glossaries define content terms with pictures and words for clear understanding; A story-related back-matter feature (e.g., game, craft, recipe) in each title enhances the reading experience