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CM . . . . Volume XIX Number 11 . . . . November 16, 2012
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Napier, who introduced the �little� format with Little Canada, now begins the �Little Sports� series with Little Hockey. Future volumes will include baseball, basketball, football and soccer. As was the case with Little Canada, each recto in Little Hockey presents a four line rhyming riddle that is contained within a box which, in turn, is superimposed on a visual hint. Turning the page reveals the answer on the verso along with a new illustration of the riddle�s object. For example, the riddle found in the excerpt above covered most of a close-up illustration of a pair of skates while the �Answer: Skates� artwork revealed a pair of skates spraying up �snow�as the skater came to a sudden stop. The other nine riddles involve identifying a hockey puck, helmet, goalie, referee, hockey jersey, stick, teammates, ice and hockey gloves. The youngsters portrayed in some of the answer illustrations represent Canada�s multicultural makeup and reflect that both boys and girls play the sport. Obviously, the contents of Little Hockey are but a brief introduction to both the sport and the vocabulary of hockey. Nevertheless, this board book is still a worthy home and library purchase. Recommended. Dave Jenkinson, CM�s editor, lives in Winnipeg, MB.
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