When fifth-grader Arlo Moore sets his mind to becoming famous, his first thought is to try to break a world record. He likes to eat bananas, and he loves to read the Guinness Book of World Records, so he decides to attempt to break the record for eating bananas (17 in less than two minutes). World record fever spreads quickly, however.
Soon, Arlo, his sister and two friends from Lincoln Elementary School are practicing like mad - and driving their parents and school principal crazy! Will they set world records and become famous, or will practicing do them in?
Tom Birdseye's warm-hearted and humorous stories of childhood are a standard on school reading lists across the country. He drew on his own experiences as a fifth-grade teacher in Oregon to write I'm Going to be Famous. The combination of Birdseye's realistic writing style and Jeff Woodman's cheerful narration is irresistible.
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"I remember reading this book many years ago (probably when i was eight) and it is still one of my favorite books of all time. its just a great book but i doubt many teens would like it because it may come off as a bit corny." — Justin (5 out of 5 stars)
"I remember reading this book many years ago (probably when i was eight) and it is still one of my favorite books of all time. its just a great book but i doubt many teens would like it because it may come off as a bit corny."
" Hilarious! Wonderful book to read to your kids. Great lesson. "
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.
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