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Hardcourt : stories from 75 years of the National Basketball Association

Title
Hardcourt : stories from 75 years of the National Basketball Association / by Fred Bowen ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Author
Bowen, Fred
Publication
New York, New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing DIvision, [2022]

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Additional Authors
Ransome, James
Description
89 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 29 x 29 cm
Summary
"The story of the National Basketball Association from its origins through the major events and players who made basketball what it is today"--
Alternative Title
Stories from seventy-five years of the National Basketball Association
Subject
  • National Basketball Association > Juvenile literature
  • National Basketball Association
  • Basketball > United States > History > Juvenile literature
  • Basketball players > United States > Juvenile literature
  • Basketball teams > United States > Juvenile literature
  • African Americans > Sports > Juvenile literature
  • Basketball > African Americans > History > Juvenile literature
  • Basketball teams
  • Basketball
  • Basketball players
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Informational works.
  • Illustrated works.
  • History.
  • Juvenile works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience (note)
  • Ages 8-12.
  • Grades 4-6.
Awards (note)
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
  • NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, 2023
Contents
The tip-off -- A new game -- Hard times -- 24 seconds -- Clearing the lane -- The ice capades trade -- Wilt's century mark -- A red, white, and blue league -- A line on the floor -- The New York City game -- Bird and Magic -- The best of rivals -- Air Jordan -- The dream team -- The global game -- High school to pro -- The shooters -- At the buzzer
Call Number
Sc+ F 23-105
ISBN
  • 9781534460430
  • 1534460438
  • 9781534460447 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2021020739
OCLC
1251740214
Author
Bowen, Fred, author.
Title
Hardcourt : stories from 75 years of the National Basketball Association / by Fred Bowen ; illustrated by James E. Ransome.
Publisher
New York, New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing DIvision, [2022]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Ages 8-12. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Grades 4-6. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection.
NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor, 2023
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
AGE 9-11.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Ransome, James, illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 23-105
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