The Resource The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life, by Kwame Alexander
The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life, by Kwame Alexander
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The item The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life, by Kwame Alexander represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
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- "You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also provides his own poetic and uplifting words, as he shares stories of overcoming obstacles andwinning games in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement."--
- "Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life
- Title
- The playbook
- Title remainder
- 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kwame Alexander
- Subject
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- Athletes
- Athletes -- Conduct of life
- Athletes -- Conduct of life
- Athletes -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature
- Athletes -- Quotations
- Athletes -- Quotations | Juvenile literature
- Basketball
- Children's poetry
- Citations
- Families
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Boys & Men
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Family | Parents
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Girls & Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- United States -- African American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Poetry | General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile works
- Nonfiction
- Parent-child relationship
- Quotations
- Quotations
- Quotations
- Sports
- Sports -- Aspect moral -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Sports -- Citations, maximes, etc. | Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Juvenile literature
- Sports -- Quotations, maxims, etc
- Sports -- Quotations, maxims, etc. | Juvenile literature
- Success
- United States
- African Americans
- quotations (texts)
- Athletes
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also provides his own poetic and uplifting words, as he shares stories of overcoming obstacles andwinning games in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement."--
- "Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alexander, Kwame
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- Age 10 to 12
- Grade 4 to 6
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sports
- Sports
- Athletes
- Athletes
- Sports
- Sports
- Athletes
- Athletes
- Success
- Athletes
- Sports
- Sports
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Athletes
- Athletes
- Sports
- Sports
- African Americans
- Parent-child relationship
- Basketball
- Families
- Children's poetry
- United States
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life, by Kwame Alexander
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 954224569
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 169 pages
- Isbn
- 9780606398145
- Lccn
- 2016032909
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954224569
- Label
- The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life, by Kwame Alexander
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 954224569
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 169 pages
- Isbn
- 9780606398145
- Lccn
- 2016032909
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)954224569
Subject
- Athletes
- Athletes -- Conduct of life
- Athletes -- Conduct of life
- Athletes -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature
- Athletes -- Quotations
- Athletes -- Quotations | Juvenile literature
- Basketball
- Children's poetry
- Citations
- Families
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Boys & Men
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Family | Parents
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Girls & Women
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- People & Places -- United States -- African American
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Poetry | General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Juvenile works
- Juvenile works
- Nonfiction
- Parent-child relationship
- Quotations
- Quotations
- Quotations
- Sports
- Sports -- Aspect moral -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Sports -- Citations, maximes, etc. | Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Juvenile literature
- Sports -- Quotations, maxims, etc
- Sports -- Quotations, maxims, etc. | Juvenile literature
- Success
- United States
- African Americans
- quotations (texts)
- Athletes
Genre
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Nonfiction
- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Quotations
- Quotations, maxims, etc
- Quotations, maxims, etc.
- quotations (texts)
- Citations, maximes, etc.
- Citations
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