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Opening Days
Sports Poems
1996
First Published
4.07
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages
The vitality of the language and the verve of Scott Medlock’s illustrations truly echo the energy and joy of participating in athletics in this unique collection of sports poems by a first-string team of beloved poets, including Jane Yolen, Walt Whitman, and Gary Soto. “A handsome addition to the expanding trove of sports anthologies.”— The Horn Book
Avg Rating
4.07
Number of Ratings
15
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
7%
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Author

Lee Bennett Hopkins
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Author · 71 books

Lee Bennett Hopkins was inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2017. He holds a Guinness Book of Records citation for compiling the most anthologies for children. He has also received the Christopher Award, the Regina Medal, and the National Council of Teachers of English Excellence in Poetry for Children Award. He lives in Florida. For more information, please see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee\_Ben...

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