Justin Potemkin and the 500- Mile Race Peter J. Welling Pelican Publishing Company ISBN: 1-58980-149-0 Fiction, Children’s Picture Book Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Justin Potemkin and the 500- Mile Race takes a creative look at the Russian beginnings of the Indianapolis 500. For years, Czar Mos Romoonoff sponsored and won the Russian 500-Mile Race, usually by cheating. Justin Potemkin has made it his goal to beat Czar Mos Romoonoff once and for all.

Justin Potemkin and the 500- Mile Race is best read aloud so that you get the full effect of the clever names. Like other books by Peter J. Welling, Justin Potemkin and the 500- Mile Race combines a little bit of culture and history with a good deal of humour. Throughout the pages, the author has scattered various Russian words. The translation and pronunciation of these words as well as various animal sounds in Russian are found at the back of this book.

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