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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The third installment in this adorable Level 2 Geisel Award-winning series from a classroom favorite! Mo's latest obsession is basketball. He's determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can't seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? This Level 2 reader about a little African-American boy with a big passion for sports is a funny, motivational companion to...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The MVP club needs to raise money for their basketball tournament. At first, they think selling popcorn will be easy...but then Luke eats more popcorn than he sells! Plus there's a new kid at school who might need the money even more than the team does. Can the MVP kids raise enough money, win the tournament, and help their friend?
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this book you will find one-finger ball-spinning, rapid-fire mini-dribbling, and a ricochet head shot! You will find skilled athletes, expert players, and electrifying performers -- all rolled into one! You will find nonstop, give-it-all-you've-got, out-to-win-it, sky's-the-limit BASKETBALL! You will find The Harlem Globetrotters, who played the most groundbreaking, breathtaking ball the world had ever seen. With rhythmic...
10) Houston Rockets
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Describes the professional baksetball team the Houston Rockets, discusses their history, and identifies famous players throughout its history.
11) Basketball town
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In an unabashed wish-fulfillment tale for the ultimate basketball fan, a kid wakes up in a fantasy town where everyone plays basketball all day long.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated guide with a simple approach to the sport aimed at children and young teens. The book first briefly introduces kids to the sport of basketball, from its origins to present day. From there, they read about the principal rules and basic techniques of the game: shooting, dribbling, passing, and much more. All this tutorial advice is accompanied by humorous and colorful illustrations that will engage the readers. The book also describes...
14) Basketball Bats
Author
Series
Gym shorts volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team.
15) Hoops heroes
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Checkout some of the NBA's most electrifying players! This super-cool scrapbook is packed with photos and facts about your favorite NBA stars!"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Simple text and photographs present the skills, equipment, and safety concerns of basketball--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.
Texto breve y fotografías demuestran el juego de básquetbol y el equipaje necesario para jugarlo seguramente.
19) LeBron James
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The fifth book in a middle-grade nonfiction sports series that focuses on today's superstars and up-and-comers.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Today, the NBA is around 74% Black but, when basketball first started to catch on, it wasn't easy for Black people to play. They couldn't enter segregated YMCAs or attend privileged colleges. So Black Americans made their own spaces, playing in dance halls before the dancing started, and eventually forming teams called the Black Fives. More than Just a Game celebrates the history of basketball from a Black perspective, revealing how it changed Black...
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