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Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms (Picture Puffin Books) Paperback - 2000
by Smith, Charles R
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- Good
- Paperback
Hip, gritty, duotone photos of street courts and young players illustrate thephotographer's own poetry, short stories and personal reflections on the gameof basketball.
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Details
- Title Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms (Picture Puffin Books)
- Author Smith, Charles R
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books
- Date April 3, 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0140566783.G
- ISBN 9780140566789 / 0140566783
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 in (24.89 x 24.89 x 0.25 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 810
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.6
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Summary
The power, strength, and determination of the game of basketball are captured in striking photographs and sizzling stories, poems, and personal reflections. From frustration to humor, joy, and triumph, this streetwise look at a favorite American pastime conveys all the passion and excitement of the sport.
First line
I remember being so small that I wondered how I would ever get that big orange ball into that basket that seemed so high.
From the rear cover
Sweet feet spin on concrete as I dribble to the beat of my own drum.
The power, strength, and determination of the game of basketball are all here in striking photographs and sizzling stories, poems, and reflections. From frustration to humor, joy, and triumph, this hip-hop celebration of basketball captures all the passion and excitement of the players.