Hardcourt
Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association
- Hardcover
112 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2022
Summary
Celebrate seventy-five years of the NBA in this exciting and beautifully illustrated middle grade account of the legendary athletes, coaches, and teams that changed basketball forever and created a national phenomenon enjoyed by millions today.
The National Basketball Association is the biggest league for one of the nation’s most beloved sports. Played in massive stadiums by athletes who are now household names, with millions of fans around the world, basketball has t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534460430 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534460438 |
| Author: | Fred Bowen, James E. Ransome |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Margaret K McElderry Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.07kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 279mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Fred Bowen
Fred Bowen is the author of Gridiron and more than twenty additional children’s books about sports. For the past twenty years, he has written the weekly KidsPost column in The Washington Post. Fred lives in Maryland with his family.
James E. Ransome’s Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis was called “a warm tribute” by Kirkus Reviews and “highly recommended” by School Library Journal, both in starred reviews. His highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book The Bell Rang, Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, Reading Rainbow Book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. James is also a recipient of the ALA Children’s Literature Legacy Award. He is on the faculty at the School of Visual Arts in the MFA Illustration Visual Essay program. James frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. They live in New York’s Hudson Valley region with their family.
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