Bloomsbury USA Childrens
On sale:
October 2011
Price:
$17.89
Format:
Reinforced Edition
Size:
8.5 x 11 in
Pages:
32 pp
Ages:
4
ISBN-13: 9781599904955
ISBN-10: 1599904950
The greatest mistake in sports history "In Person" column comes to life in a comical picture book
At the 1929 Rose Bowl, talented center Roy Riegels picked up a fumble and made an incredible sixty-five-yard run. There was just one problem: Roy Riegels was running the wrong way!
Renowned author Dan Gutman recreates this painful (but funny) moment in sports history in a picture book play-by-play of the game's most thrilling moments-all framed by a friendly grandpa remembering the game for his grandson. Told with the excitement of a sports announcer calling the greatest game of his life, and shown through vivid, cartoonlike illustrations by Kerry Talbott, The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way is a feast of humor and history for any sports fan.
“The two-tiered narrative juxtaposes the breathless voice of the radio broadcaster with dialogue between a contemporary boy and his grandfather…with a muted palette that reinforces the period feel.”―Publishers Weekly
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