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Author Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrator Ezra Jack Keats
Country United States
Genre Children's picture book
PublisherMacMillian
Publication date
1973
ISBN 0-02-7494306
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Skates! is a 1973 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.

Skates! is Keats's second, nearly wordless picture book, after Pssst! Doggie- , that features animals rather than people as characters. Young readers are encouraged to participate in the action in their own way by the humorous story and engaging illustrations.

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