Ready, Set, Run!: The Amazing New York City Marathon - Leslie Kimmelman

A lively nonfiction picture book about runners preparing for, and racing in, the New York City Marathon, perfect for fans of Balloons Over Broadway and The Philharmonic Gets Dressed . 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! 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. 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.