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Basketball's Greatest Players Paperback – Picture Book, Oct. 27 2015
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S. A. Kramer
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From Larry Bird and Michael Jordan to the hottest new legends such as LeBron James, this Step 5 Step into Reading early reader offers tons of facts about the best players in the game, what they were best known for, and how they got their start!
Step 5 Readers tell stories in chapters using longer paragraphs, for children who want to take the plunge into chapter books but still like colorful illustrations and photography.
Step 5 Readers tell stories in chapters using longer paragraphs, for children who want to take the plunge into chapter books but still like colorful illustrations and photography.
- Reading age7 - 9 years
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level2 - 4
- Lexile measure710L
- Dimensions15.39 x 0.41 x 23.01 cm
- PublisherRandom House Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateOct. 27 2015
- ISBN-100553533940
- ISBN-13978-0553533941
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About the Author
S. A. Kramer, sports maven, is the author of many nonfiction early readers on topics as varied as submarines and the first summit of Mount Everest. Kramer lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Product details
- Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (Oct. 27 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0553533940
- ISBN-13 : 978-0553533941
- Item weight : 108 g
- Dimensions : 15.39 x 0.41 x 23.01 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: #15,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 26, 2021
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Super pour un enfant qui adore le basket! Bonne façon de lui donner le goût de lire.
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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 31, 2000
well this was a really informative books for the kids if they are interested in basketball...it also has the kids favorite players which include superstar Michael Jordan...this book was more of a kids fun then an educational book...but very informative for kids
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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 25, 2000
It is a shame the author chose to glorify several instances of violence and rude behavior in this book. He writes fawningly about how Kareem Abdul-Jabar, "slugged a player - and knocked the man unconscious." The book describes how Larry Bird smashed chairs against the wall and "screamed insults" at halftime in order to get his teammates "fired up". It also admiringly describes how he, "...trash-talked, even to older stars".
If you want a book that teaches your child to admire these sorts of behaviors (and others described in the same manner), this is the book for you. I think most parents, however, will find this book as inappropriate and shocking as I did. It's too bad the author couldn't have stuck to writing about basketball. Random House should be ashamed of themselves to market this as an educational book (STEP into Reading).
If you want a book that teaches your child to admire these sorts of behaviors (and others described in the same manner), this is the book for you. I think most parents, however, will find this book as inappropriate and shocking as I did. It's too bad the author couldn't have stuck to writing about basketball. Random House should be ashamed of themselves to market this as an educational book (STEP into Reading).
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solon liossis
2.0 out of 5 stars
Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 16, 2018Verified Purchase
very thin

Jess B
1.0 out of 5 stars
but I think it's highly unnecessary to include the fact that Larry Bird's father killed ...
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2018Verified Purchase
I am all for teaching my children about the "real" world, but I think it's highly unnecessary to include the fact that Larry Bird's father killed himself in an EASY READER book. My second grader doesn't even know that's a THING! They could've gotten that point across in a more age appropriate manner. Not impressed.
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Linda K.
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Be ready to answer some tough questions
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 5, 2022Verified Purchase
Bought book for my 7 year old grandson. He was a little upset to read that Larry Bird’s “father killed himself”. I wasn’t prepared to answer some of the tough questions he had. The way it was stated seemed inappropriate for a young reader.
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rjdl
3.0 out of 5 stars
For mature readers based on the content
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2020Verified Purchase
The book only has a few photos and contains a lot of facts that are only good for mature readers, such as the suicide of Larry Bird's father and details about Lebron James' rough upbringing. Just FYI for parents.
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Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2018Verified Purchase
I am a volunteer reading tutor. My student (Billy) is very interested in sports and his goal is to be able to read the sports page of the newspaper. I use a Kindle reader because my student has impaired vision and being able to enlarge the print assists him.
This book is well written and goes well beyond basketball as written in the sports pages. It goes into the lives and motivations of the players featured. Billy is fascinated by it and that encourages me to try harder to help him. It also appropriately discusses the uphill climb basketball players endured--including black players.
Well done.
This book is well written and goes well beyond basketball as written in the sports pages. It goes into the lives and motivations of the players featured. Billy is fascinated by it and that encourages me to try harder to help him. It also appropriately discusses the uphill climb basketball players endured--including black players.
Well done.
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