In dynamic verse and pictures, the sport of basketball is brought to life, capturing the energy and passion that electrifies every moment in a game of hoops.
In dynamic verse and pictures, the sport of basketball is brought to life, capturing the energy and passion that electrifies every moment in a game of hoops.
Poetry comes alive on the basketball court.Feel the rough roundness of the ball.Celebrate the soaring freedom of the dunk.Savor the moment when all eyes focus on the long three-pointer.In dynamic words and pictures, award-winning author Robert Burleigh and Caldecott Honor-artist Stephen T.Johnson capture the energy and passion that electrifies every moment in a game of hoops.
“An involving experience.- Booklist (starred review) Sensuous.- Publishers Weekly (starred review) A spellbinding book.- The Boston Globe”
"An involving experience."--Booklist (starred review)
"Sensuous."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A spellbinding book."--The Boston Globe
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Robert Burleigh is the author of many books for children including Flight: the journey of Charles Lindbergh, which won the Orbus Pictus award. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.STEPHEN T. JOHNSON has illustrated many books for children, including two by Robert Burleigh: Goal and Hoops, an ALA Notable Children's Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. He lives in Kansas.
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