"Pucks, Clubs, and Baseball Gloves: Reading and Writing Sports Poems" by Simon Smith explores the dynamic intersection between sports and poetry. The book offers an engaging approach to appreciate and create sports-themed poetry, guiding readers through various forms and styles influenced by the rhythms of athletic competition. It features a collection of classic and contemporary sports poems, alongside insightful analysis and writing prompts that inspire readers to craft their own imaginative responses. Smith captures the excitement of sports while illustrating how poetry can enhance our understanding and appreciation of athletic experiences, making the connection between the visceral thrill of sports and the art of language. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Poet in You .

This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-10 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Picture Window Books .

Simon Smith illustrates children's magazines, and is an up and coming new book writer/illustrator Mark Weakland wears many hats. As an author, he's written books for teachers, including Super Core!: Turbocharging Your Basal Reading Program with More Reading, Writing, and Word Work, published by the International Reading Association. His book topics for children include sports, bacteria, comets, and poetry. Mark's also a reading specialist. He teaches kindergarten children, third graders, parents, and teachers. As a musician and songwriter, Mark sings, plays percussion, and strums the guitar. Many of his songs, including "I Sure Love Pancakes" and "The Dooflicky Machine," have won national awards and contests. Mark lives in Western Pennsylvania. Eric Braun has written more than one hundred books for kids and teens, including many about sports. He coaches youth baseball and soccer, has two sports-loving sons, and has suffered many disappointments as a lifelong fan of the Minnesota Twins. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1975, Cristian Bernardini is a graphic designer and a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. Currently Cristian does design work and illustration for various studios and publishers, as well as developments in the field of animation for both television media and media in general. BLAKE HOENA has written numerous children's books, including two previous titles in this series: National Geographic Kids Everything Dinosaurs and National Geographic Kids Everything Mythology .