Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

Suzanne Slade and Don Tate

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The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.

In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot
You will find skilled athletes, expert players, and electrifying performers -- all rolled into one
You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you've-got, out-to-win-it, sky's-the-limit BASKETBALL
You will find The Harlem Globetrotters, who played the most groundbreaking, breathtaking ball the world had ever seen. With rhythmic writing and dynamic illustrations, Swish is a celebration of the greatness, goodness, and grit of this remarkable team.


Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780316481670
Age: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510883 / Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2020
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 89
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 96
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 134
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Suzanne Slade is the award-winning author of more than one hundred children's books, including A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon, Countdown: 2979 Days to the Moon, Dangerous Jane, and Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. She lives with her husband outside Chicago, Illinois, where the magic of the Globetrotters first began. She invites you to visit her online at suzanneslade.com.

Don Tate
is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas, Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, Strong as Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth, and Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. Don lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and son, and he invites you to visit him online at dontate.com.