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Robyn is the world's greatest singer. Well, not yet maybe, but one day she intends to be. She takes piano lessons and practices her scales, pays attention in music class and watches what the divas are wearing on TV. The only problem is that Robyn hasn't sung very much. And that she doesn't know the words to many songs. So when she arranges to perform in front of the whole class, she gets in a little over her head. To make matters worse she can't practice at her apartment, and she has real trouble finding a song to sing. At the last moment, however, she finds inspiration from a most unlikely source--the 5-month old Kelly twins next door. Shoot for the Moon, Robyn is the story of a girl whose intrepid search to find her true talent leads to unexpected places.

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. ..it is no surprise that this series is a winner.<br>Entertaining and funny and presents believable characteres interacting in a natural way. These First Novels are sure to become First Favourites with many beginning readers. -- Fred Boer Quill & Quire

...the novels in this series provide good transition material for children who are moving from picture books to novels.Children who read these novels all by themselves will, like the narrators, feel justifiably proud of themselves. --Barbara Novak London Free Press ...it is no surprise that this series is a winner. Entertaining and funny and presents believable characteres interacting in a natural way. These First Novels are sure to become First Favourites with many beginning readers. --Fred Boer Quill & Quire This chapter book combines excellent dialogue, a complex plot, likable characters, believable psychology, sparkling humor, and valuable life lessons into 49 brief pages. Featuring large easy-to-read type and highlighted by Cathcart's whimsical black-and-white illustrations, Shoot for the Moon, Robyn is a captivating early-reading experience that touches on many of the issues that are close to the heart of the primary age reader. Above all, it's fun. Highly rcommended. --Christine Linge Canadian Book Review Annual The large font and grade appropriate vocabulary will appeal to children making the transition from picturebooks to narrative text. The informal language...adds to the book's appeal. Children...will also be able to identify with the characters and the situations in which they find themselves. The delightful, black and white cartoon drawings by Yvonne Cathcart add to the book's appeal to young readers. Shoot for the Moon, Robyn invites readers to join in the readers so that transitional young readers can experience the enjoyment of sharing and discussing what they read with others. --Janice Foster Canadian Materials

The large font and grade appropriate vocabulary will appeal to children making the transition from picturebooks to narrative text. The informal language...adds to the book's appeal. Children...will also be able to identify with the characters and the situations in which they find themselves. The delightful, black and white cartoon drawings by Yvonne Cathcart add to the book's appeal to young readers.<br> Shoot for the Moon, Robyn invites readers to join in the readers so that transitional young readers can experience the enjoyment of sharing and discussing what they read with others. --Janice Foster &quot;Canadian Materials &quot;

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HAZEL HUTCHINS has been writing stories, giving workshops and doing school presentations across Canada for the last fifteen years. Her many books for children can be found in Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Australia and beyond. She has been awarded the Writers Guild of Alberta Award for Children's Literature and nominated for the Governor General's and Mr Christie awards. She grew up on farms in southern Alberta and now lives in Canmore, Alberta with her family and pets. YVONNE CATHCART is an illustrator living in Toronto with her husband and son. She has illustrated many children's books and also paints and makes animal sculptures and puppets.

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