"Part of the Read-It! Readers: The Life of Max series, this bright, cheerful book tells a very simple story about a boy and his mother shopping at the farmers' market: "Max and his mom look at the carrots. Mom picks a bunch of orange carrots." Mom picks three red apples, four orange peaches, and one carton of brown eggs. Fun for first readers, this will also encourage preschoolers to point at the fruits, vegetables, and flowers, name them, count them, and talk about the colors. The clear pictures show Max and his mom as Latino or mixed-race, a welcome change from the many early readers featuring Caucasian families."
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