- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Raincoast Books; 1 edition (Sep 14 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1551928043
- ISBN-13: 978-1551928043
- Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 24.4 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #280,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Clancy with the Puck is a delightful Canadian twist on the classic American baseball story "Casey at the Bat," with a bit of Roch Carrier's The Hockey Sweater added for good measure.
The hapless but heroic Clancy has a chance to win the hearts of hometown fans and take home the Stanley Cup. But our hero blows it in the final period: instead of scoring the game-winning goal, Clancy misses and ends up driving the Zamboni!
This engaging children's hockey story is a creative re-telling of the classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat." Clancy with the Puck is a hilarious and nostalgic tale of hockey hubris. The hardcover book includes a DVD with an animated short narrated by the legendary Bob Cole, whose Hockey Night in Canada play-by-play is heard by millions of hockey fans weekly. Clancy is enhanced by the fabulous full-colour artwork of animator Chris Mizzoni. Mizzoni has styled his work to reflect the original drawings on the O-Pee-Chee hockey cards, and the book's classic retro look will appeal to hockey fans of all ages.
The animated short will be broadcast nationwide by Studio B Productions.
About the Author
CHRIS MIZZONI (Vancouver) works at Studio B Productions, one of Canada's most successful independent animation houses. His hockey memorabilia collection includes an actual seat from Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens and an autographed stick from the 1963 Maple Leafs.
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Dirty Thirties hockey brought to rhyming life,
By John Burns "Author of Runnerland, a novel for... (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Clancy with the Puck (Hardcover)
Hockey fans will be pleased to see Clancy With the Puck under the tree?even after they get to the end and discover that the nail-biting ending isn't a happy one. It's the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Hogtown Maple Buds are down 3?4, with four seconds on the buzzer, when their saviour appears: "Clancy strode across the ice; the crowd roared overhead." Animator Chris Mizzoni brings Dirty Thirties hockey to life with a helmetless Clancy taking the final penalty shot. "Down came his stick with fearsome might, a blur of puck and snow." Does he tie up the game? Well, if you've read "Casey at the Bat" you'll know how this ends, but look at the bright side: at least it's only Hogtown. Note: purchase price includes an animated short on DVD by author Mizzoni.
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