Charles R. Smith Jr. Books
Hoop Kings
With pumping, energetic, rap-inspired wordplay, Charles R. Smith Jr. profiles the distinctive styles of the best players in basketballTim Duncan cashes in double-digit points by banking it off the...
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Hoop Queens
"Young basketball fans will have a hard time keeping still. . . . A great choice to energize poetry units." — BooklistMargo Dydek, Ticha Penicheiro, Chamique Holdsclaw . . . these are ju...
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Twelve Rounds to Glory (12 Rounds to Glory)
By Charles R. Smith Jr. Illustrated By Bryan Collier
"An in-depth look at Ali’s life through twelve rhyming poems. . . . Collier’s bold pictures . . . are among the best of his illustrious career." — Booklist (starred revi...
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One Death, Nine Stories
By Marc Aronson, Charles R. Smith Jr.
How could one teenage boy’s life elicit other kids’ first experiences — even after he dies? Nine interconnected stories from nine top YA writers.Kev’s the first kid their ag...
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Brown sugar babies
Illustrations and rhyming text describe babies in terms of different sweet and tasty brown treats.
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Motown
By Charles R. Smith Jr., Charles R. Smith
A board book which features the lyrics of the Motown song "My Girl".
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How sweet it is (to be loved by you)
A board book for children featuring the Motown song "How Sweet It Is".
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I'll be there
By Charles R. Smith Jr., Charles R. Smith
Present the lyrics of the popular Motown love song accompanied by photographs of babies.
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Motown Ain t No Mountain High Enough Book 5 Motown Baby Love Board Books Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children
By Jr. Charles R. Smith, Charles R. Jr Smith
Illustrations of babies and lyrics to the song Ain't no mountain high enough.
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