Rules of the Game Baseball Poems |
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| Author:
| Sandford, John
Maddox, Marjorie |
| Illustrator:
| Sandford, John |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59078-603-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Highlights Press, c/o Highlights for Children, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $28.99 |
Book Description:
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Here's a celebration of baseball in poetry and the poetry in baseball. Baseball is a game of fine points and grand gestures, small blunders and bold accomplishments--the hook slide into second, the humble bunt, the unexpected wild pitch, the bases-loaded home run. Poet and baseball fan Marjorie Maddox pays tribute to these and other details that make the national pastime an enduring and engaging sport for players and fans alike. Surprising wordplay and striking images offer...
More Description Here's a celebration of baseball in poetry and the poetry in baseball. Baseball is a game of fine points and grand gestures, small blunders and bold accomplishments--the hook slide into second, the humble bunt, the unexpected wild pitch, the bases-loaded home run. Poet and baseball fan Marjorie Maddox pays tribute to these and other details that make the national pastime an enduring and engaging sport for players and fans alike. Surprising wordplay and striking images offer a unique perspective of this classic American game.