Gus and Grandpa at Basketball

Gus and Grandpa

Claudia Mills; Illustrated by Catherine Stock

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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"A great intergenerational team." --Kirkus Reviews

Gus loves basketball -- that is, basketball practice with Pete, the coach, and shooting baskets at Grandpa's house with only Grandpa's dog, Skipper, in attendance. Basketball games are another story. What if Gus misses every basket, and everybody laughs? If only his parents wouldn't come. Gus is especially unnerved by his father's shouting. Then Grandpa comes to Gus's last game and teaches him the secret of success -- to tune out the other voices and listen to his own.

Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock present the seventh beginning reader starring Gus and Grandpa, of whom Kirkus Reviews says, "They're lucky to have each other -- and readers are lucky to have them."

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"In the latest addition to the series, Grandpa helps his grandson overcome an emotional obstical that many children will relate to--performance anxiety . . .rich with lessons of persistence, achievement, and family relationships, and it well suited for reading aloud as well as for beginning readers." --School Library Journal

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Claudia Mills; Illustrated by Catherine Stock

Claudia Mills and Catherine Stock have collaborated on all the books in the Gus and Grandpa series, including Gus and Grandpa and the Two-Wheeled Bike. Ms. Mills lives in Boulder, Colorado, and Ms. Stock lives in New York City.

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Gus and Grandpa at Basketball
Gus and Grandpa
Claudia Mills; Illustrated by Catherine Stock
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American Library Association Notable Children's Books, Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
September 2001
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374328184
ISBN10: 0374328188
Beginning Reader
5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 48 pages, Black-and-white pictures throughout
Age Range: 6 to 8
Grade Range: 1 to 3 Information for Librarians

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Lexile: 310LL
AR Quiz Number: 16639 EN
AR Book Level: 3.9
AR Points: 3

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