Freddie Ramos Hears It All by Jacqueline Jules

Freddie Ramos has special shoes that he operates from a wristband and it gives him super powers! How fun would that be!  His shoes allow him to get super speedy and have a super bounce. In this book he now has the ability to have super hearing.  It comes in handy when his school goes on a field trip to a science museum where he is able to find a missing boy using his special powers.  He also gets a chance to use his super hearing powers when he hears strange sounds in his apartment building. He figures it out what is making the noise and saves the day!

This is a beginning chapter book for readers from grades 1-4. I can see my 2nd graders loving this series.  Since this is the 7th book in the series, I did not have the background for how Freddie got his powers, so I had to look up some of the earlier books to get some insight.  It appears that Freddie came home from school one day and there was a box for him and inside were ZAPATO POWER shoes that gives him super speed. Mr. Vaslov, who is an inventor and building maintenance person, is the person who created the shoes for Freddie. 

The book has lots of pictures and is a very fun, fast and easy read.  It includes some Spanish phrases and words that you can figure out from the context of the sentences. ZOOM ZOOM ZAPATO is illustrated in a variety of typography for the instances when Freddie is using his super powers. 

I plan on ordering this series for my Junior Fiction section in my elementary library.  I think it should be a hit. I give it a 3 out of 4 rating. You need to read some of the earlier books to understand Freddie's abilities. 

Name of Series:  Zapato Power
Grade Level:  1-4
Reading Level:  3.0  (2R)
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company (September 1, 2018)

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