The inspirational true story of the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference--a powerful moment in Black history. Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his se...
The Nba: A History of Hoops: Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA: A History of Hoops)
by Jim Whiting
Beating the Odds (Sports Illustrated Kids Heroes and Heartbreakers)
by Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Build your basketball skills with the Sports Academy series. Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important basketball skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and illustrations showing key techniques, you'll discover everything from offence to defence. The series Sports Academy covers rules, equipment and major competitions through specially commissioned, step-by-step illustrations that clearly s...
Sports' Greatest Superstars (Set) (Sports Greatest Superstars)
by Brendan Flynn
This title examines the STEM concepts that make basketball so exciting. From the physics of jump shots to the technology of computer simulations, chapters bring STEM concepts to life. The title also features sidebars on STEM in action, a glossary, and further resources.
Hitting the Shot (Sports Illustrated Kids Heroes and Heartbreakers)
by Eric Braun
Eat. Sleep. Basketball. Repeat. (Sports Books, #1)
by Atom Notebooks
Basketball Superstars (Got Game)
by Nicki Clausen-Grace and Jeff Grace
The Houston Rockets Basketball Team (Great Sports Teams)
by William W Lace
Traces the history of the Houston Rockets basketball team emphasizing the back to back NBA championships won by the team in the 1990s.
