Prelutsky, J. (2007). Good sports: rhymes about running, jumping, throwing, and more.  Illustrated by Chris Raschka. New York, Knopf. ISBN: 9780375837005

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“I had to slide into the plate, / It was my only chance. / Though if I hadn’t slid, then I / Would not have lost my pants.” The trials and triumphs of playing team and solo sports are humorously and actively captured in Prelutsky’s clever rhyming verse. Prelutsky received the first Poet Laureate for Children Award in 2006.

Media:  watercolor and ink.

The merging of sports and poetry results in a book that most students, male and female, will appreciate. For students beginning to study poetry or for those who demonstrate a usual lack of interest, these poems provide a good introduction to verse and poetic structures.

TK 4/29/08