All About Basketball

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Lots of kids want to know more about basketball, one of the most popular sports in the world. This fun, fan-friendly introduction to the sport will help them dribble to the hoop for a look at what makes this sport so exciting. Readers will learn about the positions, rules, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491419946
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	All About Sports
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

Swish! — Cold winter — Growing sport — Offense — Defense — The positions — Jump ball — The ball — The court — Other gear — Amateur basketball — The WNBA — The NBA.

Interviews

Bright and fun with lots of photos, meant to introduce kids to what is exciting about sports (not how-to books), covers everything from little league to the pros, Common Core questions