Author: Kenny Abdo
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1098223896
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
This title takes a look at some of the greatest moments in basketball history! It highlights the origin of the sport, the miracles that have happened on the court throughout the decades, and the impact they left on the game. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Miracle Moments in Basketball
Author: Kenny Abdo
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1098223896
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
This title takes a look at some of the greatest moments in basketball history! It highlights the origin of the sport, the miracles that have happened on the court throughout the decades, and the impact they left on the game. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1098223896
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
This title takes a look at some of the greatest moments in basketball history! It highlights the origin of the sport, the miracles that have happened on the court throughout the decades, and the impact they left on the game. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Great Moments in Olympic Basketball
Author: Doug Williams
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781624033933
Category : Basketball
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores Olympic basketball history, discussing key figures and record breakers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Cheryl Miller.
Publisher: SportsZone
ISBN: 9781624033933
Category : Basketball
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores Olympic basketball history, discussing key figures and record breakers, including LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Cheryl Miller.
Miracle Moments
Author: Rachel Burchfield
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621363058
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
DIV A practical guide to listening to the whispers, warnings, power, and presence of the Holy Spirit—and expecting the miraculous every day./div
Publisher: Charisma Media
ISBN: 1621363058
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
DIV A practical guide to listening to the whispers, warnings, power, and presence of the Holy Spirit—and expecting the miraculous every day./div
Houston Rockets
Author: Aaron Frisch
Publisher: The Creative Company
ISBN: 9781583415078
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Describes the professional baksetball team the Houston Rockets, discusses their history, and identifies famous players throughout its history.
Publisher: The Creative Company
ISBN: 9781583415078
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Describes the professional baksetball team the Houston Rockets, discusses their history, and identifies famous players throughout its history.
Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History
Author: Steve Kornacki
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 168358192X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
With the most victories and highest winning percentage in college football history, the University of Michigan Wolverines have a long and storied history. They have won forty-two Big Ten championships, eleven national titles, and twenty-one bowl games. These accomplishments and more are celebrated in Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History. Derek and Steve Kornacki detail many of the Wolverines' greatest moments including legendary coach Fielding Yost's 1901 "point a minute" team that posted a perfect 11-0 record and outscored their opponents, 550-0, the opening of Michigan Stadium, "The Big House" in 1927, the hard-fought "Snow Bowl" victory over Ohio State in 1950, the 1969 victory over Ohio State that broke the Buckeyes' twenty-two game winning streak and launched "The Ten-Year War," the 1998 Rose Bowl victory over Washington State that clinched their first National Championship since 1948, and much more. All the great players and coaches are highlighted in Miracle Moments in Michigan Football History, a must have for all fans of the maize and blue.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 168358192X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
With the most victories and highest winning percentage in college football history, the University of Michigan Wolverines have a long and storied history. They have won forty-two Big Ten championships, eleven national titles, and twenty-one bowl games. These accomplishments and more are celebrated in Miracle Moments in Michigan Wolverines Football History. Derek and Steve Kornacki detail many of the Wolverines' greatest moments including legendary coach Fielding Yost's 1901 "point a minute" team that posted a perfect 11-0 record and outscored their opponents, 550-0, the opening of Michigan Stadium, "The Big House" in 1927, the hard-fought "Snow Bowl" victory over Ohio State in 1950, the 1969 victory over Ohio State that broke the Buckeyes' twenty-two game winning streak and launched "The Ten-Year War," the 1998 Rose Bowl victory over Washington State that clinched their first National Championship since 1948, and much more. All the great players and coaches are highlighted in Miracle Moments in Michigan Football History, a must have for all fans of the maize and blue.
Miracle Moments in New York Giants Football History
Author: Tom Rock
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683582950
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A collection of the most special moments from throughout Giants history—from Y.A. Tittle to Phil Simms to Eli Manning! With 32 playoff appearances under their belt, the New York football Giants comprise one of the oldest and most successful teams in pro football history. In Miracle Moments in New York Giants Football History, Newsday’s Tom Rock highlights the team’s greatest achievements over the course of its remarkable history. Some of the many moments Rock details include: Y.A. Tittle’s 7-touchdown performance, the best by a quarterback in team history Frank Gifford’s return to the field 18 months after a gruesome head injury forced him to retire Big Blue’s first Super Bowl win, led by Phil Simms Michael Strahan setting the league sack record in 2001 The Giants’ Super Bowl victory over the unbeaten Patriots (including the epic David Tyree catch, cementing his place in history) The catch by Mario Manningham in Super Bowl XLVI And many more! With full-color images to accompany Rock’s detailed story-telling, this book makes the perfect gift for any fan of Big Blue!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683582950
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
A collection of the most special moments from throughout Giants history—from Y.A. Tittle to Phil Simms to Eli Manning! With 32 playoff appearances under their belt, the New York football Giants comprise one of the oldest and most successful teams in pro football history. In Miracle Moments in New York Giants Football History, Newsday’s Tom Rock highlights the team’s greatest achievements over the course of its remarkable history. Some of the many moments Rock details include: Y.A. Tittle’s 7-touchdown performance, the best by a quarterback in team history Frank Gifford’s return to the field 18 months after a gruesome head injury forced him to retire Big Blue’s first Super Bowl win, led by Phil Simms Michael Strahan setting the league sack record in 2001 The Giants’ Super Bowl victory over the unbeaten Patriots (including the epic David Tyree catch, cementing his place in history) The catch by Mario Manningham in Super Bowl XLVI And many more! With full-color images to accompany Rock’s detailed story-telling, this book makes the perfect gift for any fan of Big Blue!
The Game of My Life
Author: Jason McElwain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451223012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An inspirational memoir recounts one young man's lifelong battle to overcome a diagnosis of severe autism and the tough challenges he and his family confronted and describes the role of basketball in transforming his life.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451223012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An inspirational memoir recounts one young man's lifelong battle to overcome a diagnosis of severe autism and the tough challenges he and his family confronted and describes the role of basketball in transforming his life.
Miracle Moments & Memories
Author:
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595259391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595259391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Great Moments in Basketball History
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316082481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have their favorite team and their favorite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more than fifteen of the sport's best moments. The Block, The Steal, The Shot. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan, and James. Each entry captures the nail-biting tension of the minutes leading up to the play, as well as information about the superstar players that made them and the teams that they played for. Packed with facts and action, this is a book young basketball fans will reach for again and again -- and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316082481
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favorite memory, just as they have their favorite team and their favorite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more than fifteen of the sport's best moments. The Block, The Steal, The Shot. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Bird, Jordan, and James. Each entry captures the nail-biting tension of the minutes leading up to the play, as well as information about the superstar players that made them and the teams that they played for. Packed with facts and action, this is a book young basketball fans will reach for again and again -- and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
A Coach and a Miracle
Author: Jim Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998178806
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
On February 15, 2006, an autistic high school student stunned the world when he entered a basketball game in the dying minutes and proceeded to shoot the lights out. CBS, ESPN, CNN and major news outlets around the world picked up the story, the YouTube video got millions of hits, and the world was fascinated with everything to do with Jason McElwain (J-Mac). But the story began long before he took the court that night at Greece Athena High School in Rochester, New York. This is the story of an incredible relationship between a high school student and his basketball coach. Coach Jim Johnson's sense of compassion led him to give an autistic, learning disabled team manager a once-in-a-lifetime chance -- and how that boy seized the opportunity in such a stupendous way will not be forgotten anytime soon. This is a story about an event that the coach rates as a genuine, modern-day miracle. It is an important book for sports fans and for people who need to believe that miracles can still happen. It also reinforces the value of applying passion, goal-setting, perseverance and teamwork to any of life's endeavors.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998178806
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
On February 15, 2006, an autistic high school student stunned the world when he entered a basketball game in the dying minutes and proceeded to shoot the lights out. CBS, ESPN, CNN and major news outlets around the world picked up the story, the YouTube video got millions of hits, and the world was fascinated with everything to do with Jason McElwain (J-Mac). But the story began long before he took the court that night at Greece Athena High School in Rochester, New York. This is the story of an incredible relationship between a high school student and his basketball coach. Coach Jim Johnson's sense of compassion led him to give an autistic, learning disabled team manager a once-in-a-lifetime chance -- and how that boy seized the opportunity in such a stupendous way will not be forgotten anytime soon. This is a story about an event that the coach rates as a genuine, modern-day miracle. It is an important book for sports fans and for people who need to believe that miracles can still happen. It also reinforces the value of applying passion, goal-setting, perseverance and teamwork to any of life's endeavors.