Come along on a lively, lyrical exploration of the world’s most beloved sports. Rhyming text and energetic artwork featuring a diverse group of children introduce the basics of eight sports popular around the world: baseball, track, football/soccer, gymnastics, hockey, karate, basketball, and swimming. Includes educational endnotes and art by celebrated illustrator Christiane Engel. AGES: 3 to 7 AUTHOR: Celeste Cortright loves to sing songs and imagine children’s books during her bike-commutes in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where she works as a design director and picks up her weekly farm share. She has previously written The More We Get Together for Barefoot Books. Award-winning artist Christiane Engel also illustrated the popular Barefoot Books singalongs Knick Knack Paddy Whack and Dump Truck Disco, as well as the critically-acclaimed Baby’s First Words. She lives in southeast England with her family. SELLING POINTS: . Explore eight of the world’s most beloved sports in the rhyming text of the book, and learn even more in the educational endnotes. . Features the most played and most watched sports in the world, including baseball, swimming, gymnastics and more! .
Bright, energetic artwork features a diverse group of children, drawn by beloved Barefoot artist Christiane Engel, illustrator of Baby’s First Words, Dump Truck Disco, Build-a-Story Cards: Space Quest and other titles.