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Swish!
The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
Contributors
Illustrated by Don Tate
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Price
$17.99Price
$22.99 CADFormat
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Hardcover $17.99 $22.99 CADThis item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around November 10, 2020. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.
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In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot!
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Praise for Swish!:
An Illinois Monarch Award Master List Book
A Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee
A South Carolina Book Award Nominee
A Bank Street College of Education Best Book
A Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (National Council of Teachers of English)
A Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List Book
A Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District’s Horned Toad Tale List Book -
"Tate's dynamic digital pictures capture the players' perseverance as they prove instrumental in integrating pro basketball and score legions of fans, and a comprehensive timeline rounds out the book.... An enthusiastic tribute to a groundbreaking team."Publishers Weekly
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"[Author] Slade has done careful, thorough research, easily engaging young readers as they learn about the Globetrotters' groundbreaking history. Veteran illustrator Tate creates constant movement, visually underscoring the title with dynamic (sometimes impossible) perspectives and basketballs caught in stop-motion fashion as they fly across the court.... From beginning to end, fans will feel connected to the dynamic style of the Globetrotters and how they influenced American history."Kirkus Reviews
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"Dynamic.... This well-researched, accessible picture book makes this story bounce off the page."School Library Journal
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"Peppy.... Tate's illustrations, done digitally in his usual big-hearted-caricature style, are an ideal match for the subject."The Horn Book
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2023 Monarch Award NomineeGoodreads
- On Sale
- Nov 10, 2020
- Page Count
- 40 pages
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- ISBN-13
- 9780316481670
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