Synopsis
“Electricity.
Sweat.
Drive.
Skill.
Poetry.
Hoops.”
“How it feels to roll the ball in your hands. The soaring freedom of the dunker. The fingertip tap. The high, arching moment when all eyes are on the long three-pointer. The power of a split second.”
“Feel the action in Robert Burleigh’s words and experience the poetry that comes alive on a basketball court. Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson’s at once beautiful and dynamic pictures capture all the energy and passion of the frozen moments that make a game.”
Silver Whistle, Harcourt Brace & Company
ISBN 0-15-201450-0, Copyright 1997
Tim Size: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, Hardcover, 32 pages
First Voyager Books, Harcourt Inc.
ISBN 0-15-216380-8, Copyright 2001
Tim Size: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, Paperback, 32 pages
Awards and Honors
ALA Notable Award
A New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Booklist’s Editors’ Choice and Starred Review
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and Starred Review
Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
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