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Gr 1-4 In an athletic twist on "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," these nocturnal royal sisters are dancing around a basketball court (divided into two teams and two substitutes). It takes the clever cobbler to solve the mystery of their worn-out shoes and to come up with better footwear for these WNBA wanna-bes. "He designed a shoe/with a rubber sole, /and a high-topp...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

One morning, a king notices that his twelve daughters' shoes are in tatters—hardly prince-luring footwear. The next morning, the replacements are also ruined, so cobbler Jack turns sleuth and discovers that the princesses spend their nights playing basketball in the castle basement. Jack is instantly on the job: "He designed a shoe / with a rubber sole, / and a high-topped edge / to stop ankle roll." The princesses are thrilled and, with Jack's encoura...Log In or Sign Up to Read More