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The Basket Ball

The Basket Ball

There is a girl named Lulu who prefers playing basketball to playing with dolls. In order to find more girls like herself, she decides to host the 'Basket Ball', where girls from around the globe wear sequined basketball jerseys and high-top heeled sneakers instead of ball gowns.... read full description below.

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ISBN 9781419700071
Published 1 October 2011 by Macmillan Publishers New Zeala
Format Hardback
Author(s) By Codell, Esme Raji
Illustrated by Plecas, Jennifer

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ISBN-13 9781419700071
ISBN-10 1419700073
Stock Available
Status Pre-order title, release date has been delayed
Publisher Macmillan Publishers New Zeala
Imprint Abrams
Publication Date 1 October 2011
International Publication Date 1 September 2011
Publication Country United States United States
Format Hardback
Author(s) By Codell, Esme Raji
Illustrated by Plecas, Jennifer
Category Fiction (Child/Teen)
Interest Age 4-12 years
Reading Age 4-12 years
Library of Congress Stories in rhyme, Basketball, Girls, Teamwork (Sports), Basketball stories
NBS Text Children's Fiction
ONIX Text Children/juvenile
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions Width: 216mm
Height: 279mm
Spine: 13mm
Weight 522g
Dewey Code Not specified
Catalogue Code 225899

Description of this Book

This is a delightful rhyming picture book about a girl named Lulu who prefers playing basketball to playing with dolls. In order to find more girls like herself, she decides to host the 'Basket Ball', where girls from around the globe wear sequined basketball jerseys and high-top heeled sneakers instead of ball gowns. Together they play some hoops and learn more about their favourite game. This is a fun and commercial story by a best-selling and award-winning author.

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Author's Bio

Esme Raji Codell is a best-selling author, school librarian, literacy advocate via The Reading Room , which she started in Chicago, and founder of the successful children's lit website, www.planetesme.com. Jennifer Plecas is the illustrator of numerous books for kids.

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