<p> <i>We get in position, about to start, </br> around us the thumps of every heart-- </br> the hearts on the ice </br> and the ones that came </br> to watch an amazing </br> hockey game.</i> </p><p> Third in Loris Lesynski's popular sports-verse books, is this new collection all about hockey. In more than 25 bouncy poems, Lesynski's signature humor and style shine through as she captures the joys, thrills, and challenges of one of the most popular sports in North America. </p><p> As with their previous collaborations, <i>Crazy About Soccer!</i> and <i>Crazy About Basketball!</i>, Lesynski and Rasmussen combine catchy, rhythmic poems and wonderfully ridiculous artwork to highlight both the silly and serious side of the sport, with emphasis on training, tactics, and teamwork, but most of all, on having fun. </p><p> <i>Crazy About Hockey!</i> is sure to appeal to enthusiastic players -- and fans -- of the sport everywhere. What's more, a new generation of hockey lovers will come to enjoy poetry. </p>