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4) Maya Moore
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Describes the childhood of Minnesota Lynx foreward Maya Moore, when she started playing basketball, and how he got to be an WNBA player.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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...
7) LEBRON JAMES
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lebron James. Describes his childhood, when he started playing basketball, and how he got to be an NBA player. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Though not as widely known as other basketball legends, hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of the game's all-time greatest players-an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet force for change. A member of the early, scrappy NBA and one of the first professional African American players, Elgin (b. 1934) played in the late 1950s and early 1960s for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, taking risks on and off the court. Known for his acrobatic style...
10) Basketball Bats
Author
Series
Gym shorts volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The MVP club decides to sell popcorn for their basketball tournament fundraiser, but the friends' plan changes when they realize that they have a friend who may need the money more than they do.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Fourth-grader Jim Nasium is trying out his hand at basketball, and he knows he is really good at one trick shot--but when he and his equally unskilled friends take on the school's more athletic kids he will have to do some quick thinking, or they will be completely embarrassed.
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Series
Here's Hank volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Hank will need help from his father and friends if he is to help his second grade basketball team beat their arch rivals for the third year in a row.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple but fact-packed overview of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, covering their origins, their home court, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. He drives for the basket... he shoots... he scores! The amazing athletes of the National Basketball Association offer a dazzling show of speed, strength, and control. They've got game--and now young readers have books that will take them right into that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple but fact-packed overview of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, covering their origins, their home court, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. He drives for the basket... he shoots... he scores! The amazing athletes of the National Basketball Association offer a dazzling show of speed, strength, and control. They've got game--and now young readers have books that will take them right into that...
20) Basketball Time!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the basics of the sport of basketball. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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