31 Books in this collection
Athletes and Sports
Readers will fall in love with empowering and inspiring stories about historical figures and original characters who overcome adversity on and off the field, court, and track. The collection includes both stories about characters new to their sport and professional athletes. Have a unit on the Olympics? The collection is rich with sports history, trivia, and portraits of significant trailblazers. Readers will discover who changed the game for better and the journeys these athletes have taken to succeed.
Themes & Categories
- Biography / Memoir
- Childhood Experiences and Memories
- Collaboration
- Courage
- Cultural Diversity
- Discrimination
- Dreams & Aspirations
- History & Civics
- Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence
- Leadership
- Mentors
- Multiple Ethnicities Represented
- Optimism / Enthusiasm
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Persistence / Grit
- Pride
- Self Control / Self Regulation
- Sports
- Sports History
- English
Books in This Collection
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¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends
By Jonah WinterThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends
By Jonah WinterView DetailsIn this fascinating and colorfully written collection of profiles, author/illustrator Jonah Winter gives us a guide to Latino heroes, including little known pioneers of the sport.
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¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page¡Olé! Flamenco
By George AnconaView DetailsA photo-essay about flamenco, a centuries-old living art form, originating in southern Spain, that incorporates traditional dance, song, and music.
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Around the World
By John Coy, Antonio Reonegro, Tom LynchAround the World
By John Coy, Antonio Reonegro, Tom LynchView DetailsFrom New York to China to Australia and six other countries, an unrelenting basketball game rages on as kids compete and play for keeps, all determined to sink the winning shot. Presented in graphic, comic book style.
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Babu's Song
By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Aaron BoydThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBabu's Song
By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Aaron BoydView DetailsThe story of a young Tanzanian boy who learns a lesson about family love after selling the special music box his grandfather made for him.
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Be Water, My Friend
The Early Years of Bruce LeeBy Ken Mochizuki, Dom LeeView DetailsThe true story of the formative years of Bruce Lee's early life growing up in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s, before he became an international film star.
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Capoeira
Game! Dance! Martial Art!By George AnconaThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageCapoeira
Game! Dance! Martial Art!By George AnconaView DetailsA photo-essay about the history and practice of Capoeira, a centuries-old Brazilian martial art incorporating traditional movements and rhythmic music, that is popular today as an energetic game played throughout the United States and around the world.
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Featherless / Desplumado
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFeatherless / Desplumado
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.View DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. Award-winning children's book author and poet Juan Felipe Herrera offers a story of self-empowerment and friendship.
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Get Set! Swim!
By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros LeeGet Set! Swim!
By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros LeeView DetailsThe day of the big swim meet has finally arrived, and Jessenia is excited, but a bit worried too.
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Horse Song
The Naadam of MongoliaBy Ted Lewin, Betsy LewinThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageHorse Song
The Naadam of MongoliaBy Ted Lewin, Betsy LewinView DetailsTed and Betsy Lewin's illustrated travelogue story of their trip to Mongolia to watch young boy and girl jockeys race horses in the traditional Naadam summer festival.
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Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonJim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonView DetailsA biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.
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Joe Louis, My Champion
By William Miller, Rodney PateThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageJoe Louis, My Champion
By William Miller, Rodney PateView DetailsDuring the mid-1930s, an African American boy who yearns to be a boxer learns the value of determination, perseverance, and his own natural abilities from the example of his hero, world champion prizefighter Joe Louis.
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Night Golf
By William Miller, Cedric LucasNight Golf
By William Miller, Cedric LucasView DetailsSet in the South of the late 1950s, an African American boy who longs to play golf is banned from the game because of the color of his skin.
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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee StoryBy Paula Yoo, Dom LeeThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
The Sammy Lee StoryBy Paula Yoo, Dom LeeView DetailsThe inspirational true story of Sammy Lee, a Korean American who overcame discrimination to realize both his father's desire that he become a doctor and his own dream of becoming an Olympic champion diver.
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Strong to the Hoop
By John Coy, Leslie Jean-BartThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageStrong to the Hoop
By John Coy, Leslie Jean-BartView DetailsA boy finally gets to play basketball on the main court with the older boys, and has to prove he can hold his own.
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Sumo Joe
By Mia Wenjen, Nat IwataSumo Joe
By Mia Wenjen, Nat IwataView DetailsIn this sweet and funny story, Sumo Joe and his friends enjoy pretending to be sumo wrestlers. But when his little sister wants to join their boy-only game, what should Sumo Joe do?
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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuireThis product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuireView DetailsThe story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902.
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The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordThe Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin BelfordView DetailsThe "Story" chapter-book line debuts with this action-packed tribute to Arthur Ashe, one of the most compelling athletes and humanitarians of the twentieth century.
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There's No Base Like Home
By Jessica Mendoza, Alana Mendoza Dusan, Ruth Mcnally BarshawThere's No Base Like Home
By Jessica Mendoza, Alana Mendoza Dusan, Ruth Mcnally BarshawView DetailsESPN Major League Baseball analyst and two-time Olympic medalist Jessica Mendoza teams up with her sister Alana Mendoza Dusan for their first highly-illustrated novel for young readers, a Dork Diaries for sporty kids.