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The Moccasin Goalie
William Roy Brownridge
Orca Book Publishers
, 1996 - 32 pages
average customer review:
based on 3 reviews
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A book that makes me look forward to story time.
This is a book that my 5 year old son and I both love and we revisit it over and over again. I usually let him choose the 2 books I'll read before bed and this book is chosen many times. The story is engaging for him and me, the illustrations have a surreal quality that make you feel like you've been there. There is even the lesson about working hard, teamwork, and not underestimating anyone. A great childs book that adults can enjoy also.
A book that makes me look forward to story time.
This is a book that my 5 year old son and I both love and we revisit it over and over again. I usually let him choose the 2 books I'll read before bed and this book is chosen many times. The story is engaging for him and me, the illustrations have a surreal quality that make you feel like you've been there. There is even the lesson about working hard, teamwork, and not underestimating anyone. A great childs book that adults can enjoy also. The illustrations are dreamlike, and the story is one of determination and working to make your dreams come true that is sure to delight any kid (or Dad!).
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Great Book!
This was a really good book. I liked the characters.
I really wish they lived in my neighbourhood. I would
join them at the outdoor rink near my house. I'm not
not sure I would be able to keep up with Marcel though, and
Danny seems pretty hard to score on, but I would try.
The pictures in the book are very nice. They make
you imagine what the players were going through.
This is an exciting book.
I can't wait until The Final Game is published.
Paul H. Age 7
I had four best friends. We lived for hockey. I was the
goalie
. I had a crippled leg and foot, so I couldn't wear skates. But my leather
moccasins were
fine. I was quick and could slide across the goalmouth really fast. They called me "Moccasin Danny." Danny and his friends, Anita, Petou and Marcel, are typical prairie youngsters?hockey mad. The four are always playing road hockey or involved in a game of shinny on the community rink. One day a town team, the Wolves, is formed. The friends are overjoyed, but when the time comes to choose the team, only Marcel is picked. The other three friends are not chosen; Anita is a girl, Petou is too small and Danny cannot skate. It is the biggest disappointment of Danny's life. But near the end of the season, the regular goalie is injured and Danny is asked to replace him. If the Wolves can win the game, they will make the playoffs! This is Danny's chance to prove that even though he can't wear a pair of skates, he can still play the game. Born in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, and now living in Calgary, Alberta, William Brownridge grew up steeped in the hockey culture that is the lifeblood of any small Canadian town. A graduate of the Alberta Institute of Technology and Art, Bill has worked in graphic design, producing work for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and, more recently, designing the new uniforms for the NHL Calgary Flames. In 1976 he was awarded a Canada Council grant to paint and draw the disappearing railroad architecture of the Prairies. Based on his love for hockey and his own childhood experiences as a "moccasin goalie," this is Bill's first book for children. The Moccasin Goalie is the first of three books in a series. Book two is The Final Game Book three is Victory at Paradise Hill
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