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Home Run, Touchdown, Basket, Goal!: Sports Poems for Little Athletes
32 pp.
| Holt/Godwin |
March, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-62779-349-0$17.99
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Landry's thirteen poems focus on different sports, from gymnastics to skating to baseball. Short bouncy rhymes, involving use of the first person, and upbeat tones conjure optimistic young children excelling at each sport: "I throw the ball. / You turn around. / I raise my arms and yell, / TOUCHDOWN!" Cheery ink and watercolor illustrations show a variety of skin tones and genders.