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| Title Statement | Gordie's skate / Bill Waiser ; illustrated by Leanne Franson. |
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| Author | Waiser, Bill, 1953- |
| Additional Contributors | Franson, Leanne |
| Publication | Saskatoon, SK: Thistledown Press Ltd.,[2023]©2023 |
| Extent of Item | 1 volume (unpaged) |
| ISBN | 9781771872393 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07078628 |
| Summary | "Set in Saskatchewan during the Great Depression, this is the story of hockey legend Gordie Howe and his first experience with skating. Times were hard for five-year-old Gordie and his family in the 1930s. One day, a neighbour, desperate for some money, sold Mrs. Howe a bag of meager possessions. Inside was something wonderful: an old pair of men's hockey skates. Even though they were several sizes too large, Gordie and his sister pounced on them. At first, she and Gordie tried skating on just one foot ... then holding hands to keep their balance. Eventually, his sister abandoned her skate, and Gordie grabbed it. He never looked back!"-- |
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| By Topic | Hockey players--Biography--Juvenile literature--Canada |
| By Name | Howe, Gordie,1928-2016 |
| By Genre | Biographies |
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