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Basketball Bats Goof-Off Goalie
By Hicks, Betty & Hicks, Betty
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-243-7 978-1-59643-244-4
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Roaring Brook
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Gr 2-4 Five kids with distinct personalitiesHenry, Goose, Rocky, Rita, and Jazzare the stars of this new series. "Basketball Bats" focuses on Henry, who rounds up his friends to play basketball against some bullies. Unfortunately, he becomes a ball hog, but he can count on his friends to remind him that they need to work together. The lesson, of course, is that there is no "I" in "team." In "Goof-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2008
Helping to fill a real void, Hicks's new Gym Shorts series opens with two amusing, easy-to-read sports books for girls and boys. With enough technical jargon to keep aficionados happy and plenty of humorous subplots to appeal to the more casual sports enthusiast, these two books are just the thing for newly independent readers. Fourth-grader Henry and his buddies Goose, Rocky, Rita, and Jazz love sports. In Basketball Bats, the five friends accept a challenge game from a group of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Fourth-grader Henry and his buddies love sports. In <i>Basketball</i>, they accept a challenge from kids who take winning too seriously. <i>Goof-Off</i> is for...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
