Hoop Kings (Sports Royalty)
by Charles R Smith (Author)
With pumping, energetic, rap-inspired wordplay, Smith profiles the distinctive playing styles of the 12 best male and 12 best female pro basketball players in these collections of poems, now available in a digest size. Photos.
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Starred Review
"This book will have enormous appeal for all ages; basketball fans will love it, but so will others who respond to color, lively language, and energy. Readers will experience a wild ride!
--School Library Journa (starred review)
--School Library Journa (starred review)
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An International Reading Association Children’s Choice
A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
A Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices List Selection
Charles R Smith
Charlot Kristensen is a Dublin based illustrator, designer, and book author. As a Black artist she often depicts underrepresented characters in empowering ways to help change their narratives. Some of her most renowned clients include HuffPost, Google, Scholastic, Penguin Random House, and the New York Times. You can find her at charlotk.myportfolio.com.
Charles R. Smith Jr. is an award-winning author, photographer, and poet with over thirty books to his credit. His awards include a Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration (2010) for his photographs accompanying the Langston Hughes poem, My People, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Author Award (2008) for his biography on Muhammad Ali, Twelve Rounds to Glory. Many of his books have also garnered reluctant reader awards, proving that kids that don't like to read do like to read his books. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and currently lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. You can find him at charlesrsmithjr.com.
Charles R. Smith Jr. is an award-winning author, photographer, and poet with over thirty books to his credit. His awards include a Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration (2010) for his photographs accompanying the Langston Hughes poem, My People, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Author Award (2008) for his biography on Muhammad Ali, Twelve Rounds to Glory. Many of his books have also garnered reluctant reader awards, proving that kids that don't like to read do like to read his books. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and currently lives in Poughkeepsie, New York. You can find him at charlesrsmithjr.com.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780763635602
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
September 11, 2007
Series
Sports Royalty
BISAC categories
JNF042000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General
JNF054020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
JNF054020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
Library of Congress categories
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