A book of poems about basketball; free verse, concrete, word splash, etc. A great title for my classroom!

Update: It turns out that the poem "The Sweetest Roll" was a major hit with a few classes full of 7th grade kids. They were actually arguing about the literal meaning of a few lines! Had enough poetic merit to be a great tool for sharpening poetry reading skills and was interesting enough for them to want to do it. ( )

This is a collection of poems about the game of basketball and the feelings that may surround certain aspects of the game. The poems are illustrated with actual pictures of some aspect of the game. There are poems about wanting to be put in the game, fast breaks, scoring, and the sweet roll. There are also a few pages of text describing the inspiration and power of the game. This would be a good book to help reluctant sports fans explore poetry. well done and fun to read. Best used with upper elementary of middle school. ( )

Rimshot: Basketball Pix, Tolls, and Rhythms is a collection of poems all about basketball. It is a great book to motivate student athletes to read poetry because they can relate to the poems in the book. The pictures are not illustrated, but real pictures of people playing basketball on the street. This is a relatable poetry book for young athletes and it is recommended for the athlete who needs help getting engaged in poetry. ( )

This is a poetry book that contains poems about the sport of basketball. Each poem focuses on the different aspects of power, strength, and determination. The illustrations are photographs of actual basketball ideas that are vivid and powerful. The photographs reflect the frustrations, joys, and excitement of the game.

I love this book because it has a lot of good portry, and i love poetry. ( )