Fagbøger for børn og unge: boldspil: basketball

From WNBA MVP, Olympic gold medalist, and global ambassador to the Special Olympics Elena Delle Donne comes a middle grade series with as much heart as there is game—now in a shrink-wrapped paperback collection!Elle Deluca is a seventh grader who is tall—not just sort of tall. She’s six feet tall. And her basketball team has high hopes for her. Elle throws herself into the game but struggles to deal with the pressure to perform well and even starts to wonder if the thrill of her former favorite sport is worth the weight of everyone’s expectations. Follow Elle’s journey to stay true to herself in this paperback collection that includes all five books of the Hoops series: Elle of the Ball Full-Court Press Out of Bounds Digging Deep Swish

This Exciting New Series from Sports Illustrated for Kids Books Is the Gold Standard for Information on Sports Sports Illustrated for Kids Books is a new series exclusively available from The Rosen Publishing Group. Reading these books is the next best thing to being at the big game! Developed and written in partnership with Sports Illustrated for Kids, the leading youth sports magazine, this series has something for everyone: biographies, sports history, and player profiles of the top athletes in all major sports. Each title goes behind-the-scenes to look at the people, the stories, the statistics, and the emotional ups-and-downs of the sports world. All titles in this library-bound series feature full-color photos, additional resources, glossary, and index. Any library wishing to reach its readers with high interest material will hit a home run with Sports Illustrated for Kids Books. Get the locker-room scoop on the new generation of basketball superstars. Follow the meteoric rise of 23-year-old Los Angeles Laker guard Kobe Bryant and learn how Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett has changed the way his position is played. Discover the challenges each player faces and strives to overcome on the road to NBA superstardom.

If you had asked Bill Russell about playing in the NBA when he was a child, he might well have responded that it would not be possible for him to play because of his race. Now, after years of professional competition, he has more championship rings than he can wear simultaneously. Bill Russell is the only player to have single-handedly changed the sport of basketball forever, and this is his story.

A man who defined the American dream, Bob Cousy earned a place in professional sports because he was a conscientious athlete. This is the story of a New York City native who was once too poor to buy a basketball. It's also the story of how he climbed the ladder to lead one of the best teams in history, the Boston Celtics.

It's the first day of basketball season and Kacin is practicing his skills with his basketball, "Swish." Teach your child to dribble, pass, pivot and shoot through the imagination of a boy, his ball, and the neighborhood superstars!

Epic Athletes: LeBron James is an inspiring young readers biography of the best basketball player of the modern era from celebrated sports journalist Dan Wetzel! Featuring comic-style illustrations by Setor Fiadzigbey! Whether you call him King James or simply LeBron, one thing is certain: LeBron James is THE face of the NBA. At just eighteen, and facing sky-high expectations, LeBron headed straight from high school to the pros. Cool under pressure, he went on to shatter the record books and become the most popular athlete in America.Yet nothing was ever handed to LeBron. As a kid, he had to move homes constantly, even separating from his mother for a time. But through all the adversity, he took his natural talent and combined it with hard work to set himself on a path to greatness. Filled with sports action and bold illustrations, this exciting biography tells the story of a living NBA legend. Praise for Epic Athletes:"An unusually informative and enjoyable sports biography for young readers." -Booklist, starred review for Epic Athletes: Stephen Curry