Who Got Game?: Basketball: Amazing but True Stories!

Derrick D. Barnes (Author) Jez Tuya (Illustrator)
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141805
Product Type: Paperback Books
Age Groups: Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12

From superstar author Derrick Barnes, here is a middle-grade celebration of the people and stories that helped shape the game of basketball, from unsung pioneers to unforgettable moments of the game.

Capturing all the joy and energy that mark the sport of basketball, bestselling and award-winning superstar author Derrick Barnes shines a light on the amazing ballers, buzzer-beaters, and record-breakers who haven’t always gotten the attention they deserve. Who Got Game? Basketball, the second book in his sports series, following Who Got Game? Baseball, weaves together great storytelling and a far-ranging selection of facts, stats, sidebars, and quotes, with 176 full-color pages packed with lively illustrations.

Middle-grade readers will discover the highest-scoring game in NCAA history. The influential center, George Mikan, who created the modern big man role, and 5'3" Muggsy Bogues, the shortest player ever to star in the pros. The pioneering Senda Berenson Abbott, creator of the women’s game. The legendary Rucker Park b-ball court in Harlem, New York. Plus the first African American players and coaches, greatest comeback victories and earth-shattering slam dunks, longest winning streaks, and so much more. This book will hit you like a three-pointer from half-court!

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SKU 141805
ISBN 9781523505548
Language English
Page Count 176
Product Type Paperback Books
Book Type Middle Grade Nonfiction
Additional Contributor Jez Tuya
Primary Contributor Derrick D. Barnes
Age Groups Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12
Publisher Workman Publishing Company