Poem Runs
Baseball Poems and Paintings
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 24, 2015
From the first pitch to the last out and all nine innings between, Douglas Florian’s collection of baseball poems brings wordplay, wit, and laughter to America’s springtime tradition.
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- Who it’s for
- Baseball’s familiar rhythms meet nimble wordplay and laughter in poems made for the springtime game.
- Themes
- Baseball, Wordplay and humor
- Genres
- Poetry, Baseball & Softball, Stories in Verse
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From the first pitch to the last out and all nine innings between, Douglas Florian’s collection of baseball poems brings wordplay, wit, and laughter to America’s springtime tradition. Featuring a mean-armed pitcher, a daisy-picking right fielder, and a lightning-swift base stealer, Poem Runs combines irresistible language and Florian’s signature child-friendly, bold illustration style in this celebration of the magic of baseball.
Baseball in Verse
Baseball’s familiar rhythms meet nimble wordplay and laughter in poems made for the springtime game.
Come here for
- Witty takes on pitchers, fielders, and base stealers
- A playful blend of poems and bold illustrations
Expect
- Child-friendly language with a lively sense of humor
- A celebration of baseball from first pitch to last out
Where it sits
| Baseball & Softball | 93% |
|---|---|
| Stories in Verse | 67% |
| Poetry | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Books for Boys
- Kids' Drama & Plays
- Kids' Foreign Language
- Language Arts
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- The Art of Journaling
- Poetry
- Funny Poems
- Reference
- Authors
- Douglas Florian
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- March 24, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Baseball · Wordplay and humor
- Reading lane
- Books for Boys