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Series
Publisher
Fly! an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"This title focuses on Patrick Mahomes and gives information related to his early life, his time in the pros, and the legacy he leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
3) Kobe Bryant
Author
Series
Publisher
Fly! an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"This title focuses on Kobe Bryant and gives information related to his early life, his time in the pros, and the legacy he leaves behind. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
4) Arthur Ashe
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Describes the life and career of Arthur Ashe, including his childhood, the racial issues he faced as a professional athlete, and his legacy.
6) Torah Bright
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Profiles the life and career of the competitive snowboarder, from her joining the professional circuit at fourteen to her medal wins in the 2010 and 2014 Olympic games.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream: to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ball with the Negro Leagues' Indianoplis Clowns, becoming the only professional female pitcher to play on a men's team. During the three years she played with the team, her...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After losing out on a spot on the local deaf team, William practiced even harder--eventually earning a position on a professional team. But his struggle was far from over. In addition to the prejudice Hoy faced, he could not hear the umpires' calls. One day he asked the umpire to use hand signals: strike, ball, out. That day he not only got on base but also changed the way the game was played...
9) LeBron James
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
This book details the high school career and professional basketball career of LeBron James, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
10) Abby Wambach
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs briefly describe the life of Abby Wambach and her career as a professional soccer player"--
11) Jackie Robinson
Author
Description
Story of the first African-American to play major-league baseball opening the door for other African-American professional athletes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Twenty years before women’s soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the ’76 US women’s basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women’s sports in America at the youth, collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels. Though they were unknowns from small schools such as Delta State, the University of Tennessee at Martin and John F. Kennedy College of Wahoo, Nebraska, at the time of...
Author
Series
Publisher
AVø by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Bryan Rizzo, a teenage cyber athlete known as 'Legit,' stands at the forefront of this new age of technology. His experiences will open your eyes to the world of professional gaming, and to the many career opportunities that exist in the field of 'interactive entertainment'"--Page 4 of cover.
20) Jackie Robinson
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Shows how Jackie Robinson's superior athletic skills, coupled with his dignity and perseverance, helped to break the color barrier in professional sports.
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