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Genre: Fiction
Format: Picture book
Brief Summary: This book is geared for ages five and up, but anyone can enjoy this fascinating tale and learn many lessons from it. With Brian Meunier’s outstanding storytelling skills, he makes the story come alive along with Perky Edgerton’s paintings that make it visually entertaining. Tavo loves to play basketball. He plays basketball so much that his shoes are starting to wear out from playing. There is a drought occuring in Tavo’s village that distracts his father Gustavo from Tavo’s basketball skills. 2. Personal Connection
Personal connection/ association to book: As a dancer myself, I have gone through plenty of dance shoes that have been worn out. In dance, I
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