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Opening Days: Sports Poems
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 8 Ratings and 6 Reviews

Book Description
The vitality of the language and the verve of Scott Medlock's illustrations truly echo the energy and joy of participating in athletics in this unique collection of sports poems by a first-string team of beloved poets, including Jane Yolen, Walt Whitman, and Gary Soto. "A handsome addition to the expanding trove of sports anthologies."--The Horn Book
Book Information
PublisherHarcourt Children's Books
BindingHardcover (2 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages48
ISBN-100152002707
ISBN-13978-0152002701
Publication Date03/15/1996
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About Monica Kulling (Contributor) : I am a poet living in Toronto, Ontario. I have a new book coming out August 2009 from Tundra Books. It's a story about George Eastman and the invention of the camera. It's A Snap! George Eastman's F... more
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About Lee Bennett Hopkins (Editor) : Lee Bennett Hopkins is a published author, compiler, designer, and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Lee Bennett Hopkins include Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees: Scho... more
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About Scott Medlock (Illustrator) : Scott Medlock is a published illustrator of children's books. Published credits of Scott Medlock include Some Frog!, Opening Days: Sports Poems, Extra Innings: Baseball Poems.
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