Top 10 Women's Basketball Stars

Top 10 Women's Basketball Stars
Author: Jeff Savage
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780766014961

League and Olympic champions, Hall of Famers, and yesterday's heroes are included in this discussion of great women basketball stars.

Thinking Basketball

Thinking Basketball
Author: Ben Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-06-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781532968174

Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.

Side-by-Side Basketball Stars

Side-by-Side Basketball Stars
Author: Christopher Henry Forest
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1491474785

Is Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player to step onto the court? Or can King James ascend to the NBA throne? Which was more valuable to the team, Shaq's power or Tim Duncan's finesse? Who has the sweeter three-point stroke, Ray Allen or Stephen Curry? See how the players match up in this side-by-side look at basketball's stars. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.

The Best of the Best in Soccer

The Best of the Best in Soccer
Author: Rachel Rutledge
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2000-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761313922

Discusses the past and future of women's soccer and presents biographies of eight of the sport's most famous players: Michelle Akers, Joy Fawcett, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Carla Overbeck, and Briana Scurry.

Celebrity Readers: Famous Female Sports Stars

Celebrity Readers: Famous Female Sports Stars
Author: Joan Stringham
Publisher: Remedia Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2021-12-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781596396494

Grade Level: 3-4 Interest Level: 3-12 Reading Level: 3-5 ​Watch reluctant readers become eager readers with this star-studded series! Each high-interest book contains 14 mini-biographies of today's hottest stars along with a variety of fun activities to test comprehension. As an added bonus, an extended research activity is also included with each captivating story. Female Sports Stars Include: - Venus & Serena Williams - Shannon Miller - Kristi Yamaguchi - Mia Hamm - Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor - And More!

WNBA

WNBA
Author: James Ponti
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

An informative, behind-the-scenes look at the entire culture of women's basketball, featuring profiles of MVP Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes, and superstar (and supermodel) Lisa Leslie. Written in a fan-friendly format, this book is filled with stats, pictures, profiles, and sidebars.

Shattering the Glass

Shattering the Glass
Author: Pamela Grundy
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1469626012

Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, and to efforts to expand women's rights. Extensively illustrated and drawing on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, Shattering the Glass presents a moving, gritty view of the game on and off the court. It is both an insightful history and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.

The Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

The Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
Author: Matt Jankowski
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2019-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 153824778X

From the inception of the NBA in 1946 to the athletes of the league today, this entertaining volume serves as an introduction to the greatest superstars to play the game. The thrilling text is accessible to those who have never played basketball before and includes information on positions, how the game works, and which stats make the difference. Also featured is a section on the WNBA and how women are redefining what it means to excel. Readers will come for the action photographs and stay for the astonishing statistics as they imagine themselves watching the greatest to ever compete.

Dust Bowl Girls

Dust Bowl Girls
Author: Lydia Reeder
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1616204664

"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited."