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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new material - rubber. For thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay.
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Colorful, psychedelic sneakers hang from telephones wires all over the city. Up in the sky, they hang for all to marvel at. But when a few special pairs get knocked down, the kids have to try them on. Soon they're racing, dancing, learning to fly! These enchanted sneaks are out of this world--but where did they come from? And who would ever leave these behind?
4) Kicks
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author provides an ode to sneakers and sneakerheads.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of All Stars, Chuck Taylor. Follow Taylor's story from his early years as a basketball star, to his career as a salesman for Converse, and his development of the Chuck Taylor All Star.
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman and Company
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Freddie finds a mysterious package outside his apartment containing sneakers that allow him to run faster than a train, and inspire him to perform heroic deeds.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Robert's new sneakers are not the "cool" brand that "everyone" is wearing. When certain people make fun of Robert's sneakers, he tries various solutions that only make the problem go from bad to worse, until he finally stands up to the main sneaker snob.
Author
Publisher
Vertel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of bestsellers such as Shoe Dog, Authentic is a surprisingly candid, compelling memoir by a high school dropout who went on to establish one of the world's most iconic brands. You may not know their creator, but you certainly know the shoes: for more than a generation, Vans shoes have been synonymous with cool. Now in this refreshingly candid memoir, meet Paul Van Doren, the charismatic founder of Vans--the shoe company beloved by...
Author
Series
Calendar mysteries volume 9
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
Someone has been stealing and leaving behind little green sneakers, so Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy trail their new teacher, who wears the same shoes in normal size.
13) Like Mike
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Calvin is an orphan boy who finds a pair of magic sneakers with the initials M.J. on the inside. Once he puts them on, he's got game, and wins a spot in the NBA. But his "skill" pits him against his team's star player - until the two rivals discover they have more in common than they could ever imagine.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"He's fresh out of the box, with an irrepressible zest for life. What's the harm in that? But when his enthusiasm threatens to trample all over his friends, can High Top find the balance he needs to be the life and sole of the party?" -- Jacket.
16) Kicks
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"15-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy to help him escape the reality of being poor and picked on by everyone. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target"--Container.
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