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Crazy About Hockey!

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We get in position, about to start,
around us the thumps of every heart--
the hearts on the ice
and the ones that came
to watch an amazing
hockey game.

Third in Loris Lesynski's popular sports-verse books, is this new collection all about hockey. In more than 25 bouncy poems, Lesynski's signature humor and style shine through as she captures the joys, thrills, and challenges of one of the most popular sports in North America.

As with their previous collaborations, Crazy About Soccer! and Crazy About Basketball!, Lesynski and Rasmussen combine catchy, rhythmic poems and wonderfully ridiculous artwork to highlight both the silly and serious side of the sport, with emphasis on training, tactics, and teamwork, but most of all, on having fun.

Crazy About Hockey! is sure to appeal to enthusiastic players -- and fans -- of the sport everywhere. What's more, a new generation of hockey lovers will come to enjoy poetry.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 29, 2015

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March 10, 2015
'Crazy About Hockey' by Loris Lesnynki is a series of poems for young readers about the ice sport. The book is illustrated nicely by Gerry Rasmussen.

There are all kinds of poems related to the history of the Stanley Cup, and when players started using face masks. There are humorous poems about how worn out hockey parents get even if they aren't on the ice. The drive to win, how much fun it is, and even the fights that break out are all covered in poems. Even if you don't play hockey, it's a lot of fun.

The poems are fun, even if the meter felt a bit off on some of them, and I loved the illustrations. The book is only 32 pages long, but I enjoyed it. I wasn't sure that poems and hockey would go together, but I'm glad that I took a chance on this book.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Annick Press Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this fun ebook.
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1,777 reviews45 followers
January 26, 2015
Crazy About Hockey by Loris Lesynski, Gerry Rasmussen No matter what your age if you are a hockey fan, you will enjoy this book. It is comprised of humorous and fun poems about the great sport of hockey. The illustrations are entertaining and the content witty.
 
This short 32 page book will put a smile on your face, whether you play the sport or are a fan.
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December 4, 2016
Media: Pen, ink, and photoshop
This book is written in poem form all about hockey. Through the poems the reader is able to learn all about hockey in a fun way. The pictures really help the poems and add a little bit of humor as well.
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June 15, 2015
This book is so cute! I love how accurate Loris Lesynski wrote about the sport I adore watching and playing.
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