LeBron James: Basketball Superstar

by Joanne Mattern

Overview

Did you know LeBron James averaged more than 30 points a game as a senior in high school? Discover how an amazing high school player went on to become an outstanding NBA star!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429673099
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2011
Series:	Superstar Athletes
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	826,358
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	NC640L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

After working as an editor for several major children's book publishers, Joanne Mattern became the author of numerous nonfiction books for kids. She especially loves writing about animals, sports, and interesting people and places.

Table of Contents

Hot shot — Simple beginnings — King James — Miami Heat.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1–3—These beginning readers feature athletes who are well-known in their respective sports and explore why they are such assets to their teams. Very little background information is given about their personal lives. Rather, the focus is on the individual's career highlights and game statistics. The books cover the athletes' personalities and relay interesting anecdotes, such as why Dwight Howard chose 12 for his jersey number. Controlled vocabulary (in bold on the page) and short sentences are employed to help struggling readers. The print is large, information boxes are placed prominently, and chapter headings are helpful in guiding the topics discussed. Photographs are not captioned, but they match the text to aid in comprehension.

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