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The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale

The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale

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In his author-illustrator debut, Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe-and Africana Book Award-winning illustrator Charly Palmer spins a tall tale about a neighborhood basketball hero.

Have you ever heard of Gravity? No, not gravity, the centrifugal force pulling us to the Earth. I'm talking about Gravity--the greatest ball player to ever lace up a pair of sneakers.

Gravity is the new kid on the Hillside Projects basketball team, the Eagles. He once jumped so high that his teammates went out for ice cream before he came back down. With Gravity on their side, the Eagles feel unstoppable. They're ready to win "The Best of the Best," Milwaukee's biggest and baddest pick-up basketball tournament. But when they face-off with the Flyers in the final round, the winningest team in the whole city, they realize that it may take a little more than Gravity to bring them to victory.

Here is a clever, energetic story about the unsung superstars walking among us, complete with vivid art and heartfelt themes of teamwork, loyalty, friendship, and fun.

Author: Charly Palmer
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780374313289
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2021
Booklist 12/15/2021 pg. 100
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2022 pg. 97
Publishers Weekly 01/24/2022

About the Author
Charly Palmer is a graphic designer, illustrator, and the Africana Book Award and Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award winner for Mama Africa! As a child, he was fascinated by Ezra Jack Keats's illustrations for The Snowy Day, which inspired Charly's own use of color and geometric shapes. He studied art and design at the American Academy of Art and the School of the Art Institute, both in Chicago.

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