Bobby Orr and the Hand-me-down Skates
$37.07
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
21 December 2020
Summary
Even hockey legends start with hand-me-downs. A beautifully illustrated true childhood story about hockey great Bobby Orr.
Bobby eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up, he only wants one thing—new skates. He’s seen the exact pair he wants in the shop window—sparkling blades, shiny leather, clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift, he’s dismayed to find hand-me-down skates—scuffed leather, nicked blades, floppy laces.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780735265325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0735265321 |
| Author: | Kara Kootstra, Bobby Orr, Jennifer Phelan |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Imprint: | Prentice Hall Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 21 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 502g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 264mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
“The images for this story are marvelously engaging … An excellent contribution to Canada’s current hockey collection of illustrated hockey stories. Highly recommended.” –CM Magazine
“The ultimate message of the book is, well, perfect. It really is just perfection, without being schmaltzy … a wonderful piece of writing and storytelling for kids (and the whiny adult in your family, thanks, I have my copy now).” –Pro Hockey News
“[T]he young hockey player in your life will surely love Bobby Orr and the Hand-Me-Down Skates by Tecumseh native Kara Kootstra and NHL legend Bobby Orr.” –The Drive
About The Author
Kara Kootstra
KARA KOOTSTRA is a writer and classically trained singer and pianist. Her first book, The Boy in Number Four, was also about hockey legend Bobby Orr, and her second book, Jay Versus the Saxophone of Doom, is a middle grade reader also about hockey. Residing in her home town of Windsor, Ontario, Kara enjoys spending time with her husband Kyle and two children, Nate and Claire.
BOBBY ORR, born in Parry Sound, Ontario, in 1948, played for the Boston Bruins from 1966 through 1976, and helped lead the Bruins to the Stanley Cup championship in 1970 and 1972, and to the finals in 1974. He also played two years for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players–maybe the greatest hockey player–of all time. After his retirement in 1978, Orr was active with business and charitable works, and in 1996, Orr entered the player agent business, and today is president of the Orr Hockey Group agency. He has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The Bobby Orr Hall of Fame is in Parry Sound, Ontario.
JENNIFER PHELAN is fulfilling her childhood dream of drawing pictures all day with the publication of her books, Hey, Boy and The Log Driver’s Waltz. Other childhood dreams include becoming Leonardo da Vinci, an archaeologist, and a dancer. Jennifer lives in Toronto with her artist husband, Gleb.
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