Take It to the Hoop, Magic Johnson
by Quincy Troupe
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A poetic celebration of Magic Johnson and his quicksilver moments of triumph on the basketball court.Tags
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I read this book to a group of 3rd graders and the boys could not get enough of the books, asking me many questions about Magic Johnson. But that exactly was kind of a problem. The illustrations were great, but the story had absolutely no information about MJ and what he did with his life and his carreer.
This book has neither biographical details, nor interesting stories about his life or the challenges he overcame. It offers no information about his accomplishments, his struggles, or anything of note. This book is elementary, a way of introducing young people to basketball to get them excited about it. I don't see it serving much purpose beyond that.
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Quincy Troupe is the author of nine volumes of poetry and three children's books, and the author, coauthor, or editor of six nonfiction works. He collaborated with Miles Davis on his autobiography and with Chris Gardner on The Pursuit of Happyness, which spent more than forty weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was made into a major show more motion picture starring Will Smith, Troupe has also written a screenplay for Miles and Me, the memoir of his friendship with Miles Davis. The poet and his wife, Margaret, live in Harlem. show less
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