Get in the game and use clues on the clotheslines to identify a slew of sports.
Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook are the co-authors of several
books for children, including I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa (Raven
Tree Press, 2010); and Mouse Makes Words- A Phonics Reader (Random
House, 2010). Kathryn and Deborah both live in Wisconsin.
Andy Robert Davies is a professional UK based Illustrator working
for clients around the world. His artwork has been used in an
editorial context by the Independent on Sunday and Guardian
newspapers, in viral marketing campaigns for Vodafone, and for
several successful book titles. His first children's book Truck
Stuck has won a number of awards and plaudits from respected
sources in the USA.
Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook are the co-authors of several books for children, including I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa (Raven Tree Press, 2010); and Mouse Makes Words- A Phonics Reader (Random House, 2010). Kathryn and Deborah both live in Wisconsin. Andy Robert Davies is a professional UK based Illustrator working for clients around the world. His artwork has been used in an editorial context by the Independent on Sunday and Guardian newspapers, in viral marketing campaigns for Vodafone, and for several successful book titles. His first children s book Truck Stuck has won a number of awards and plaudits from respected sources in the USA.
Moving from jobs (Clothesline Clue to Jobs People Do, 2012) to
sports, Helig, Hembrook, and Davies keep children guessing.
"High on the clotheslines / the clues swing and sway. / Who uses
these things / for the sports that they play?" Seven clotheslines
hold clothing and sometimes equipment (not all of which is
typically washed), with more underneath the line or propped against
the uprights. Pinstriped pants and shirt, a cap, and a glove hang
above a bat, bases, and a ball. Readers guess and then turn the
page for the reveal: "He plays baseball." (Boston fans beware: the
pinstripes are paired with red socks.) With a nod to diversity, the
men fence and play baseball and football. Women play soccer,
tennis, and basketball and do archery. An inquisitive (and
sometimes mischievous) squirrel appears on every clothesline page,
and the reveals always show a glimpse of the school bus from the
title page. It all comes full circle at the end when the children
try out these sports during Sports Day at school. The rhythms and
rhymes are solid, and the verses nicely incorporate the vocabulary
for the equipment and clothing used. Skin tones are a mix of peach
and browns, but all the people are able-bodied. Too, the women tend
to pair up with girls and the men with boys.
A nifty, participatory way to introduce sports to young
children.
-Kirkus Reviews
In this companion volume to Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do
(2012), sports uniforms on a clothesline and related equipment on
the ground offer clues that will enable children to guess which
sport is represented each time. Below the clothesline, rhymed
couplets comment on the scenes. A typical example reads, “Team
shirt, goalie gloves. / A ball to kick away. / Long socks and shin
guards. / What sport does she play?” A turn of the page reveals a
broad scene showing soccer players in action. Since the best clues
here are visual and they are clearly presented, even young children
will guess most of the sports (baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing,
basketball, football, and archery), and they will enjoy shouting
out the answers. The text is short, and the digitally combined
mixed-media artwork features clearly delineated shapes and bright
colors that show up well against the clean white backgrounds. This
upbeat volume will help fill the demand for fun, sports-themed
picture books.
-Booklist Online
Much like this duo’s popular Clothesline Clues for Jobs People
Do (Charlesbridge, 2012), this title presents illustrations of
clothing and accessories paired with rhyming text that allow
readers to guess which sport will be revealed on the next page.
Sports such fencing and archery are shown side by side with
baseball, soccer, and football. Just as in Jobs, gender equality is
the rule of the game, with equal numbers of men and women, boys and
girls. Some examples lend themselves better to the clothesline
treatment than others: a jersey, matching shorts, shoes, and a
basketball are easy to guess. However, the tennis clothesline holds
only a headband and shoes. Nevertheless, kids will love guessing
the sports and finding the repeated images on each page. A school
bus runs through each spread, and the final pages depict a party
with adult athletes and kids playing together. Children are invited
to picture themselves participating: “The clothes hold clues to
sports people play./What sport would you like to try out today.”
VERDICT Sure to please in sports-themed storytimes, especially
during the Olympics.
-School Library Journal
Moving from jobs (Clothesline Clue to Jobs People Do, 2012) to sports, Helig, Hembrook, and Davies keep children guessing. "High on the clotheslines / the clues swing and sway. / Who uses these things / for the sports that they play?" Seven clotheslines hold clothing and sometimes equipment (not all of which is typically washed), with more underneath the line or propped against the uprights. Pinstriped pants and shirt, a cap, and a glove hang above a bat, bases, and a ball. Readers guess and then turn the page for the reveal: "He plays baseball." (Boston fans beware: the pinstripes are paired with red socks.) With a nod to diversity, the men fence and play baseball and football. Women play soccer, tennis, and basketball and do archery. An inquisitive (and sometimes mischievous) squirrel appears on every clothesline page, and the reveals always show a glimpse of the school bus from the title page. It all comes full circle at the end when the children try out these sports during Sports Day at school. The rhythms and rhymes are solid, and the verses nicely incorporate the vocabulary for the equipment and clothing used. Skin tones are a mix of peach and browns, but all the people are able-bodied. Too, the women tend to pair up with girls and the men with boys. A nifty, participatory way to introduce sports to young children. -Kirkus Reviews In this companion volume to Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do (2012), sports uniforms on a clothesline and related equipment on the ground offer clues that will enable children to guess which sport is represented each time. Below the clothesline, rhymed couplets comment on the scenes. A typical example reads, "Team shirt, goalie gloves. / A ball to kick away. / Long socks and shin guards. / What sport does she play?" A turn of the page reveals a broad scene showing soccer players in action. Since the best clues here are visual and they are clearly presented, even young children will guess most of the sports (baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing, basketball, football, and archery), and they will enjoy shouting out the answers. The text is short, and the digitally combined mixed-media artwork features clearly delineated shapes and bright colors that show up well against the clean white backgrounds. This upbeat volume will help fill the demand for fun, sports-themed picture books. -Booklist Online Much like this duo's popular Clothesline Clues for Jobs People Do (Charlesbridge, 2012), this title presents illustrations of clothing and accessories paired with rhyming text that allow readers to guess which sport will be revealed on the next page. Sports such fencing and archery are shown side by side with baseball, soccer, and football. Just as in Jobs, gender equality is the rule of the game, with equal numbers of men and women, boys and girls. Some examples lend themselves better to the clothesline treatment than others: a jersey, matching shorts, shoes, and a basketball are easy to guess. However, the tennis clothesline holds only a headband and shoes. Nevertheless, kids will love guessing the sports and finding the repeated images on each page. A school bus runs through each spread, and the final pages depict a party with adult athletes and kids playing together. Children are invited to picture themselves participating: "The clothes hold clues to sports people play./What sport would you like to try out today." VERDICT Sure to please in sports-themed storytimes, especially during the Olympics. -School Library Journal
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