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Barber, Ronde
2 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Barry Root.
This third book about perseverance and teamwork by twin NFL players focuses on young Tiki's struggles with ball carrying. Tiki's improved skill, honed by extra practice time with Ronde, is on full display during a winning play against their archrivals. The golden tones of the watercolor and gouache paintings nicely reflect football season, but their composition is stiff.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Barry Root.
NFL stars (and twins) Tiki and Ronde relate an incident from their childhood. The sports-minded brothers had always been inseparable, so when Tiki seriously injures his knee in a bike accident, Ronde encourages him through his recuperation and his return to football in September. The story rambles, but the pictures are saturated with hues as sunny as the story's sentiments.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute
2 reviews
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