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FROM LEBRON JAMES TO KOBE BRYANT, TODAY’S BASKETBALL SUPERSTARS WERE ONCE JUST STUDENTS
with dreams of playing in the NBA. With hard work and dedication to the sport, these young people
became the star athletes known around the world today.
This series brings young readers the true stories of their
basketball idols, both their successes and setbacks. Each
title in this series tells the life story of a different player
who went from a young dreamer to a sports celebrity.
Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3101-2
Hardcover Set Price ...........$223.44
$167.60 (S&L)
Hardcover List Price ..............27.93
20.95 (S&L)
Multi-User eBook List Price ...35.93 26.95 (S&L)
Full color • Library bound
Trim Size: 8 ½ x 11 • 48 pages
Grade Level: 4-8
8 VOLUME SET © 2015
Blake Griffin..........................................-3102-9 -8792-7
Carmelo Anthony.................................. -3103-6 -8793-4
Chris Paul ............................................-3104-3 -8794-1
Dwight Howard ................................... -3105-0 -8795-8
Kevin Durant ....................................... -3107-4 -8797-2
LeBron James......................................-3109-8 -8799-6
Rajon Rondo ........................................-3111-1 -8801-6
Players & the Game Around the World......-3110-4 -8800-9
HBK ISBN E-ISBN
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The large-format Superstars in theWorld of Basketball series spotlight current
NBA luminaries. Each book opens with one of the player’s outstanding games
before rewinding to discuss his childhood, family, education, training, coaching,
and career. The conclusion comments on his personal life and his ways of “giving
back” to others... The text points out difficulties each player faced growing up and
the importance of working hard to achieve goals.
— Booklist
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These biographies offer admiring portraits of
contemporary hoops stars... Players and the Game
Around theWorld is noteworthy for its coverage of
integrationwithin the sport and its attention to the
international aspects of the game.
— School Library Journal
SPORTS
SUPERSTARS IN THE
WORLD OF BASKETBALL
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