A poetic homage to basketball! The footsteps pound. The high-tops squeak. The crowd is loud. The floorboards creak. But through it all, we catch the sound, the one that's high above the ground, that most important noise of all: the swishing of the basketball. Doesn't even touch the rim just whooooosh-- y'hear it? YES, it's in! This new collection of more than 30 poems by Loris Lesynski captures the joys, thrills, and challenges of one of the most popular sports in the schoolyard today. Crazy About Basketball! is full of energy and humor, and is sure to appeal to anyone who has ever played the sport. Wonderfully ridiculous artwork and catchy, rhythmic poems highlight both the silly and serious side of the sport, with emphasis on training, tactics, and teamwork, but most of all, on having fun. A perfect complement to Lesynski's and Rasmussen's previous collaboration, Crazy About Soccer!
This is Book 2 in the Crazy About Sports Series. See all Crazy About Sports books here.
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Loris Lesynski is an author, illustrator, poet, and graphic designer. "Rocksy" is her fifth rhyming picture book, following the success of "Boy Soup" (1996), "Ogre Fun" (1997), "Catmagic" (1998), and "Night School" (2001). She has also written and illustrated two collections of rollicking, rhyming poetry, "Dirty Dog Boogie" (1999, re-issued in full col
More about Loris LesynskiAnrenee Englander is interested in women's health issues, particularly as to how they affect youth. She canvassed and interviewed teenage girls throughout North America for this award-winning collection of personal testimonials. Englander currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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