Showing 1–8 of 8 titles

• Format: Book
• Genre: Sports & Recreation

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  Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

  By Jen Bryant (Author), Frank Morrison (Illustrator)

  In the midst of the Black Civil Rights movement, NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor made an impact on and off the basketball court in Jim Crow 1950s and 1960s.

  • Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2021
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781419741081
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  Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City

  By Phillip Hoose

  This is a comprehensive account of the people and the events involved in the first all-Black high school basketball team that confronted segregation in Indianapolis and won.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780374306120
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  Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race across America

  By Steve Sheinkin, Bijou Karman (Illustrator)

  The well-researched, compellingly written account of 20 aviators competing in the first all-female, cross-country air derby.

  • Nonfiction, History, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781626721302
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  Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams

  By Lesa Cline-Ransome, James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

  This engaging picture-book biography of tennis' greatest superstars focuses attention on the ways they changed the game by their attitude, power as athletes, personal strength, and relationship with each other.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781481476843
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  Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany

  By Andrew Maraniss

  This brief history of how basketball became an Olympic sport looks at the ethical issues surrounding the U.S. team's decision to participate in the 1936 Olympics.

  • Nonfiction, History, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780525514633
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  Trudy's Big Swim: How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm

  By Sue Macy, Matt Collins (Illustrator)

  This stunning picture-book biography follows Gertrude Ederle on the record-breaking swim that cemented her place in the history of women's sports.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9780823436651
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  Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

  By Steve Sheinkin

  This compelling account of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe focuses on his impact on football and how his team transformed the game despite tremendous racism.

  • Nonfiction, Biography, Sports & Recreation
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9781596439542
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  We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

  By Kadir Nelson

  Kadir Nelson scores a home run with this fascinating and well-documented history of Negro League Baseball told in the voice of an “everyman” narrator. Dignified, riveting full-page illustrations capture the spirit of these larger-than-life men who loved the game, despite the prejudice they faced.

  • Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2009 (Medal Winner)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780786808328