• 5-Minute Basketball Stories

5-Minute Basketball Stories

Author
Illustrator
Nick Craine
Publication Date
November 06, 2018
Genre / Grade Band
- /  2nd − 3rd
5-Minute Basketball Stories

Description

5-Minute Basketball Stories is an action-packed collection of twelve tales about today's superstars, NBA legends, and the best basketball games of all time. From incredible game-winning dunks, to jaw-dropping world records, to edge-of-your-seat comebacks--each story is perfect for reading aloud in five minutes. Ideal for young fans and future stars, 5-Minute Basketball Stories includes:

  • Steph Curry overcoming doubts to score 17 points in five minutes of overtime
  • Kevin Durant setting a Guinness World Record in India along with over 3,000 kids
  • LeBron James clinching the NBA Championship for the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time ever
  • Steve Nash surprising opponents with his fast "seven seconds or less" playing style that changed basketball
  • James Naismith using two peach baskets and a couple ladders to invent the world's fastest-growing sport
  • Michael Jordan making his legendary "Last Shot" in a must-win game for the Chicago Bulls
  • Candace Parker picking up basketball at age 13 to become the best WNBA player of all time
  • The US Dream Team of the world's best basketball players learning from a shocking loss to win Olympic Gold in 1992
  • Plus Yao Ming, Andrew Wiggins and Shaquille O'Neal and more...
Publication date
November 06, 2018
Classification
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Page Count
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ISBN-13
9781443457163
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Collins
Series
5-Minute Stories
BISAC categories
JNF007100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
JNF054020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Basketball
Library of Congress categories
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