{"id":448629853,"title":"Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play","handle":"clothesline-clues-to-the-sports-people-play","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/kathryn-heling-deborah-hembrook\" title=\"Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook\"\u003eKathryn Heling \u0026amp; Deborah Hembrook\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by:\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Andy Robert Davies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/andy-robert-davies\"\u003e Andy Robert Davies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat sport would you like to try out today?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLively rhymes and visual clues help young readers identify athletes participating in baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing, basketball, football, and archery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs dripping athletic uniforms are pinned to the clothesline on each double-page spread, readers are encouraged to guess who might wear each one. With a turn of the page, the answer is revealed by a picture of the athlete wearing his or her freshly laundered uniform. The close of the story brings all the athletes together to share their favorite games with students at Sports Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayful illustrations by Andy Robert Davies allow readers to interact with the story to identify sports that they recognize, and perhaps learn about some new ones!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winning companion to \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/clothesline-clues-to-jobs-people-do\" title=\"Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\"\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Let the Games Begin\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/let-the-games-begin\"\u003eLet the Games Begin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game\" title=\"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\"\u003eTake Me Out to the Ball Game\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"I Am Different! Can You Find Me\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-different-can-you-find-me\"\u003eI Am Different! Can You Find Me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/clothesline-clues-sports-spread.jpg?16854051196439179748\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Heling \u0026amp; Deborah Hembrook, authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook have co-authored several books for children, including I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa and Mouse Makes Words: A Phonics Reader. Kathryn and Deborah both live in Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kathryn-heling-deborah-hembrook\" title=\"Kathryn Heling \u0026amp; Deborah Hembrook\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kathryn \u0026amp; Deborah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Robert Davies, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Robert Davies is a professional UK based Illustrator working for clients around the world. His artwork has been used in an editorial context by the Independent on Sunday and Guardian newspapers, in viral marketing campaigns for Vodafone, and for several successful book titles. His first children's book Truck Stuck has won a number of awards and plaudits from respected sources in the USA and has recently been published in Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Andy Robert Davies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/andy-robert-davies\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Andy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving from jobs (\u003cem\u003eClothesline Clue to Jobs People Do\u003c\/em\u003e, 2012) to sports, Helig, Hembrook, and Davies keep children guessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"High on the clotheslines \/ the clues swing and sway. \/ Who uses these things \/ for the sports that they play?\" Seven clotheslines hold clothing and sometimes equipment (not all of which is typically washed), with more underneath the line or propped against the uprights. Pinstriped pants and shirt, a cap, and a glove hang above a bat, bases, and a ball. Readers guess and then turn the page for the reveal: \"He plays baseball.\" (Boston fans beware: the pinstripes are paired with red socks.) With a nod to diversity, the men fence and play baseball and football. Women play soccer, tennis, and basketball and do archery. An inquisitive (and sometimes mischievous) squirrel appears on every clothesline page, and the reveals always show a glimpse of the school bus from the title page. It all comes full circle at the end when the children try out these sports during Sports Day at school. The rhythms and rhymes are solid, and the verses nicely incorporate the vocabulary for the equipment and clothing used. Skin tones are a mix of peach and browns, but all the people are able-bodied. Too, the women tend to pair up with girls and the men with boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nifty, participatory way to introduce sports to young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), sports uniforms on a clothesline and related equipment on the ground offer clues that will enable children to guess which sport is represented each time. Below the clothesline, rhymed couplets comment on the scenes. A typical example reads, “Team shirt, goalie gloves. \/ A ball to kick away. \/ Long socks and shin guards. \/ What sport does she play?” A turn of the page reveals a broad scene showing soccer players in action. Since the best clues here are visual and they are clearly presented, even young children will guess most of the sports (baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing, basketball, football, and archery), and they will enjoy shouting out the answers. The text is short, and the digitally combined mixed-media artwork features clearly delineated shapes and bright colors that show up well against the clean white backgrounds. This upbeat volume will help fill the demand for fun, sports-themed picture books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like this duo’s popular \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues for Jobs People Do\u003c\/i\u003e (Charlesbridge, 2012), this title presents illustrations of clothing and accessories paired with rhyming text that allow readers to guess which sport will be revealed on the next page. Sports such fencing and archery are shown side by side with baseball, soccer, and football. Just as in Jobs, gender equality is the rule of the game, with equal numbers of men and women, boys and girls. Some examples lend themselves better to the clothesline treatment than others: a jersey, matching shorts, shoes, and a basketball are easy to guess. However, the tennis clothesline holds only a headband and shoes. Nevertheless, kids will love guessing the sports and finding the repeated images on each page. A school bus runs through each spread, and the final pages depict a party with adult athletes and kids playing together. Children are invited to picture themselves participating: “The clothes hold clues to sports people play.\/What sport would you like to try out today.” VERDICT Sure to please in sports-themed storytimes, especially during the Olympics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/clothesline-clues-sports-cvr.jpg?16854051196439179748\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/clothesline-clues-sports-hires.zip?5357957347809018062\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-602-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-861-0 EPUB\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-862-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9 x 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. 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With a turn of the page, the answer is revealed by a picture of the athlete wearing his or her freshly laundered uniform. The close of the story brings all the athletes together to share their favorite games with students at Sports Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayful illustrations by Andy Robert Davies allow readers to interact with the story to identify sports that they recognize, and perhaps learn about some new ones!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winning companion to \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/clothesline-clues-to-jobs-people-do\" title=\"Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\"\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Let the Games Begin\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/let-the-games-begin\"\u003eLet the Games Begin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game\" title=\"Take Me Out to the Ball Game\"\u003eTake Me Out to the Ball Game\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"I Am Different! Can You Find Me\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-different-can-you-find-me\"\u003eI Am Different! Can You Find Me\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/clothesline-clues-sports-spread.jpg?16854051196439179748\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Heling \u0026amp; Deborah Hembrook, authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook have co-authored several books for children, including I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa and Mouse Makes Words: A Phonics Reader. Kathryn and Deborah both live in Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kathryn-heling-deborah-hembrook\" title=\"Kathryn Heling \u0026amp; Deborah Hembrook\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kathryn \u0026amp; Deborah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Robert Davies, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy Robert Davies is a professional UK based Illustrator working for clients around the world. His artwork has been used in an editorial context by the Independent on Sunday and Guardian newspapers, in viral marketing campaigns for Vodafone, and for several successful book titles. His first children's book Truck Stuck has won a number of awards and plaudits from respected sources in the USA and has recently been published in Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illustrator Andy Robert Davies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/andy-robert-davies\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Andy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving from jobs (\u003cem\u003eClothesline Clue to Jobs People Do\u003c\/em\u003e, 2012) to sports, Helig, Hembrook, and Davies keep children guessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"High on the clotheslines \/ the clues swing and sway. \/ Who uses these things \/ for the sports that they play?\" Seven clotheslines hold clothing and sometimes equipment (not all of which is typically washed), with more underneath the line or propped against the uprights. Pinstriped pants and shirt, a cap, and a glove hang above a bat, bases, and a ball. Readers guess and then turn the page for the reveal: \"He plays baseball.\" (Boston fans beware: the pinstripes are paired with red socks.) With a nod to diversity, the men fence and play baseball and football. Women play soccer, tennis, and basketball and do archery. An inquisitive (and sometimes mischievous) squirrel appears on every clothesline page, and the reveals always show a glimpse of the school bus from the title page. It all comes full circle at the end when the children try out these sports during Sports Day at school. The rhythms and rhymes are solid, and the verses nicely incorporate the vocabulary for the equipment and clothing used. Skin tones are a mix of peach and browns, but all the people are able-bodied. Too, the women tend to pair up with girls and the men with boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA nifty, participatory way to introduce sports to young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this companion volume to \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues to Jobs People Do\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), sports uniforms on a clothesline and related equipment on the ground offer clues that will enable children to guess which sport is represented each time. Below the clothesline, rhymed couplets comment on the scenes. A typical example reads, “Team shirt, goalie gloves. \/ A ball to kick away. \/ Long socks and shin guards. \/ What sport does she play?” A turn of the page reveals a broad scene showing soccer players in action. Since the best clues here are visual and they are clearly presented, even young children will guess most of the sports (baseball, soccer, tennis, fencing, basketball, football, and archery), and they will enjoy shouting out the answers. The text is short, and the digitally combined mixed-media artwork features clearly delineated shapes and bright colors that show up well against the clean white backgrounds. This upbeat volume will help fill the demand for fun, sports-themed picture books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like this duo’s popular \u003ci\u003eClothesline Clues for Jobs People Do\u003c\/i\u003e (Charlesbridge, 2012), this title presents illustrations of clothing and accessories paired with rhyming text that allow readers to guess which sport will be revealed on the next page. Sports such fencing and archery are shown side by side with baseball, soccer, and football. Just as in Jobs, gender equality is the rule of the game, with equal numbers of men and women, boys and girls. Some examples lend themselves better to the clothesline treatment than others: a jersey, matching shorts, shoes, and a basketball are easy to guess. However, the tennis clothesline holds only a headband and shoes. Nevertheless, kids will love guessing the sports and finding the repeated images on each page. A school bus runs through each spread, and the final pages depict a party with adult athletes and kids playing together. 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