{"product_id":"h-o-r-s-e-hardcover","title":"H.O.R.S.E. - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day at the basketball court, two kids, a familiar challenge--H.O.R.S.E.? But this isn't your grandmother's game of hoops. Not when a layup from the other side of the court, standing on one foot, with your eyes closed is just the warm-up.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Around the neighborhood, around the world, off Saturn's rings . . . the pair goes back and forth. The game is as much about skill as it is about imagination. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A slam dunk from award-winning author and illustrator Christopher Myers, \u003cem\u003eH.O.R.S.E.\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the sport of basketball, the art of trash-talking, and the idea that what's possible is bounded only by what you can dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the ballplayers in this book, Christopher Myers defies gravity every chance he can get. Their imagination took them into outer space; his has taken him from Harlem during its Renaissance in \"Harlem: A Poem,\" written by Walter Dean Myers, to vibrant city streets in \"Black Cat,\" from the bounds of Earth with \"Wing\" and \"Fly!\" and into a fiercely fought basketball game in \"Jabberwocky,\" by Lewis Carroll. \u003cbr\u003eFor these flights of imagination, Christopher has received many awards and honors, including a Caldecott Honor, three Coretta Scott King Honors, three \"Boston Globe-Horn Book\" Honors, and a \"New York Times\" Best Illustrated award. \u003cbr\u003eWhen he isn t working, Christopher plays touch football with a bunch of other artists in Brooklyn, New York.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 12.3 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701068632127,"sku":"9781606842188","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/df566f72429edf81c71a23781851b7fd.webp?v=1765019219","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/h-o-r-s-e-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}