The Story of Basketball [Paperback]

Dave Anderson (Author), Grant Hill (Foreword)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up

Barely a hundred years after James Naismith first hung two peach baskets in the YMCA, the game he invented is an international sensation. Fast-paced text and dozens of photos take readers one-on-one with Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Bill Russell, and other hoop legends, past and present.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6. Basketball, revised from the 1988 edition, covers the history of the sport on both the pro and college levels, beginning with the peach basket days,through the era of the set shot, to the fast-paced game of recent years. The second part of the book delves into specific skills (shooting, rebounding, defense, etc.). Unfortunately, the chapter on "Modern Times" focuses mostly on the 1980s, with a few sentences about more recent players and the insertion of several pages on Michael Jordan and the 1992 Dream Team. Football, originally published in 1985, provides a historical overview and then explores specific aspects of the game (coaching, defense, pass receiving, running, etc.) and shows how the outstanding skills of certain individuals changed the way that it's played. In most cases, little new material is offered, except for a few paragraphs here and there rounding off a player's career. The foreword by O.J. Simpson has been removed and replaced with one by Troy Aikman. (In fact, any mention of Simpson's football career has been deleted. Consequently, the chapter on running backs mentions greats such as Franco Harris, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, and Jim Brown). Libraries that do not own the earlier editions will find these books enjoyable introductions to each sport. Those that have the originals will find little reason to purchase them.?Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Dave Anderson has been a sportswriter for the New York Times since 1966 and one of its "Sports of the Times" columnists since 1971. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for distinguished commentary. Anderson has written twenty-one books and more than three hundred fifty magazine articles. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in Tenafly, New Jersey, with his wife, Maureen. They have four grown children: Stephen, Mark, Mary Jo, and Jean Marie. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: HarperTrophy; Revised edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688143172
• ISBN-13: 978-0688143176
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,029,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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