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Pro Basketball by the Numbers

Pro Basketball by the Numbers

by Tom Kortemeier
Pro Basketball by the Numbers

Pro Basketball by the Numbers

by Tom Kortemeier

Overview

Sports statistics come to life with engaging text and infographics about the sport of basketball. Readers won't look at mathematics in the same way again.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781491490624
Publisher: Capstone
Publication date: 01/01/2016
Series: Pro Sports by the Numbers
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 1,108,972
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile: 860L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Todd Kortemeier is a writer and journalist from Minneapolis and the author of several sports books for young people. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Table of Contents

The Association 4

The Hardwood 6

The Rock 8

The World of Basketball 10

Basketball by the 16s 12

24 Seconds That Changed the Game 14

The Long and Short of It 16

The Rise of Women's Basketball 18

At the Line/From Downtown 20

The Dunk Artists 22

The Big Dipper Goes for 100 24

The Bets of the Best 26

Top Performers 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

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