This collection of amazing true stories highlights generosity in sports. Readers will meet athletes including baseball player Roberto Clemente, who died while bringing aid to Nicaragua following a devastating earthquake. Kids will see generosity in action through the work of Mobolaji Akiode, a former college basketball player in the United States who went on to form basketball camps for girls in her home nation of Nigeria. These twenty tales will inspire young readers and show the importance of generosity.
The Count on Me: Sports series is a collection of dramatic tales of character in action, bringing together exciting sports history, real-life examples of sports and character building, and lively storytelling. Each book features twenty true stories of athletic challenge, triumph, and sometimes heartbreak. All the books explore a wide variety of sports, with historical and contemporary episodes featuring male and female athletes from around the world.
- ISBN10 1575424770
- ISBN13 9781575424774
- Publish Date 22 July 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 August 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 104
- Language English