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  • Black Diamond Kings: Heroes of Negro League Baseball

    by Charles R. Smith Jr. ...
    Illustrated by Adrian Brandon ...
    Series series Sports Royalty
    "Each spread is a celebration of the skill and power displayed on the field...but the book takes care to balance that joy with an acknowledgement of the larger societal context in which the men played and the discrimination they faced." —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)From Charles R. Smith Jr., with striking artwork by Adrian Brandon, comes an exuberant collection of ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

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    by S. A. Kramer ...
    Series series Step into Reading, Step 5
    Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Who Is Tom Brady?

    by Who HQ, James Buckley Jr. ...
    Illustrated by Gregory Copeland ...
    Series series Who HQ Now
    The inspiring story of the seven-time Super Bowl champion, told in the new Who HQ Now format for trending topics.On February 7, 2021, Tom Brady lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy into the air for the seventh time in his career. After winning the Super Bowl six times with the New England Patriots, this was Brady's first win with his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The record-breaking win further ... Read more

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  • Matt Christopher's Football Jokes and Riddles

    by Matt Christopher ...
    Illustrated by Larry Johnson ...
    Football bloopers, puzzlers, fun facts, and wacky stories -- Matt Christopher, the number-one sports writer for kids, scores a touchdown with this zany collection for fans of pigskin-tossing, gridiron-hitting action! Packed with laugh-out-loud illustrations, this book will make even the toughest linebacker smile. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Baseball

    A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball

    by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce ...
    Illustrated by Carlo Molinari ...
    Series Book 37 - Magic Tree House Fact Tracker
    Track the facts about baseball—with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball, they had lots of questions. When was baseball invented? What are the rules? Who was Jackie Robinson? Who are some other baseball greats? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about America’s national ... Read more

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  • Football

    by Mathias Simiyu ...
    Football tests every aspect of life , you must appear to have all of them patience, composure , decisive , possession of these aspects wins a game before it's played ... Read more

    $10.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Guys Read: Against All Odds

    A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages

    by Dustin Brown ...
    Series series Guys Read
    Dustin Brown, all-star captain of the 2012 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, tells his story of how he went from being a youth hockey player in Ithaca, New York, to becoming one of the NHL's biggest stars.This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stars in the Shadows

    The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

    by Charles R. Smith Jr. ...
    Illustrated by Frank Morrison ...
    Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other baseball heroes in this unique radio broadcast reenactment of a legendary All-Star Game, marking a pivotal time in sports history.1934, Chicago. Come step back in time to witness the best of the best Negro League players take each other on in one of the most fascinating All-Star ballgames in American history.Using a unique radio broadcast transcript, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Tom Brady

    by Jeff Savage ...
    Series series Amazing Athletes
    A kid's biography of the NFL legend including action photos and Tom's comments about the secrets to his success!Quarterback Tom Brady spent most his football career as a member of the New England Patriots and played a big role in their Super Bowl wins. He was even named MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Super Bowl multiple times.This book tells the story of one of the fiercest competitors in ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball

    by Jim O'Connor ...
    Series series Step into Reading, Step 5
    Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."--Bulletin, Center for Children's ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants, and Stars

    True Tales of Breaking Barriers, Umpiring Baseball Legends, and Wild Adventures in the Negro Leagues

    by Bob Motley, Byron Motley, Larry Lester ...
    The Kansas City Monarchs, the Chicago American Giants, the St. Louis Stars, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays, and the Indianapolis Clowns; for over fifty years, they were the Yankees, Cardinals, and Red Sox of black baseball in America. And for over a decade beginning in the late 1940s, umpire Bob Motley called balls and strikes for many of their games, working alongside such ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Football

    A Guide for Players and Fans

    by Matt Chandler ...
    Series series Sports Zone
    Football: A Guide for Players and Fans puts young readers on the sideline of one of North America's most popular sports. Readers will find easy-to-read explanations of football's beginnings, basic rules and strategies, and how they can suit up and get on the field. This book features colorful photos, fun facts, and informative sidebars, and young football fans will take their newfound knowledge ... Read more

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