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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.

Collection of 31 books: $419.45

Surfer of the Century

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Allie's Basketball Dream

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Sumo Joe

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Silent Star

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The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

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There's No Base Like Home

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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

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Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

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¡Olé! Flamenco

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King for a Day

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Featherless / Desplumado

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Paul Robeson

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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

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Horse Song

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Get Set! Swim!

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Willie Wins

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Around the World

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Strong to the Hoop

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Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

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Night Golf

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Louis Sockalexis

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Keepers

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Joe Louis, My Champion

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Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

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Heroes

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Catching the Moon

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Capoeira

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¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

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Be Water, My Friend

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Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

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Babu's Song

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  • Front cover for ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends by Jonah Winter and Jonah Winter
    ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends
    By Jonah Winter
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    ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

    ¡Béisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends

    By Jonah Winter
    In 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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  • Front cover for ¡Olé! Flamenco by George Ancona and George Ancona
    ¡Olé! Flamenco
    By George Ancona
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    ¡Olé! Flamenco

    ¡Olé! Flamenco

    By George Ancona
    A 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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  • Front cover for Allie's Basketball Dream by Barbara Barber and Darryl Ligasan
    Allie's Basketball Dream
    By Barbara Barber, Darryl Ligasan
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    Allie's Basketball Dream

    Allie's Basketball Dream

    By Barbara Barber, Darryl Ligasan
    Allie's story of self-determination is one that young athletes, both boys and girls, will recognize. Perfect for anyone who has experienced the ups and downs of practicing and playing hard, Allie's Basketball Dream is a spirited tribute to perseverance.

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  • Front cover for Around the World by John Coy and Antonio Reonegro; Tom Lynch
    Around the World
    By John Coy, Antonio Reonegro, Tom Lynch
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    Around the World

    Around the World

    By John Coy, Antonio Reonegro, Tom Lynch
    From 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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  • Front cover for Babu's Song by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and Aaron Boyd
    Babu's Song
    By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Aaron Boyd
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    Babu's Song

    Babu's Song

    By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Aaron Boyd
    The 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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  • Front cover for Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee
    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    Twenty-five years ago, Baseball Saved Us changed the picture-book landscape with its honest story of a Japanese American boy in an internment camp during World War II. This anniversary edition will introduce new readers to this modern-day classic.

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  • Front cover for Be Water, My Friend by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee
    Be Water, My Friend
    The Early Years of Bruce Lee
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    Be Water, My Friend

    Be Water, My Friend

    The Early Years of Bruce Lee
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    The 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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  • Front cover for Capoeira by George Ancona and George Ancona
    Capoeira
    Game! Dance! Martial Art!
    By George Ancona
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    Capoeira

    Capoeira

    Game! Dance! Martial Art!
    By George Ancona
    A 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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  • Front cover for Catching the Moon by Crystal Hubbard and Randy Duburke
    Catching the Moon
    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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    Catching the Moon

    Catching the Moon

    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
    The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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  • Front cover for Featherless / Desplumado by Juan Felipe Herrera and Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.
    Featherless / Desplumado
    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.
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    Featherless / Desplumado

    Featherless / Desplumado

    By Juan Felipe Herrera, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.
    Bilingual 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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  • Front cover for Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe
    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    Game, Set, Match Champion Arthur Ashe

    By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
    A picture book biography of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who began his career playing tennis as a child on the segregated courts as a child in Virginia and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

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  • Front cover for Get Set! Swim! by Jeannine Atkins and Hector Lee
    Get Set! Swim!
    By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros Lee
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    Get Set! Swim!

    Get Set! Swim!

    By Jeannine Atkins, Hector Viveros Lee
    The day of the big swim meet has finally arrived, and Jessenia is excited, but a bit worried too.

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  • Front cover for Heroes by Ken Mochizuki and Dom Lee
    Heroes
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    Heroes

    Heroes

    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle who served in the U.S. Army.

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  • Front cover for Horse Song by Ted Lewin; Betsy Lewin and Ted Lewin; Betsy Lewin
    Horse Song
    The Naadam of Mongolia
    By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
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    Horse Song

    Horse Song

    The Naadam of Mongolia
    By Ted Lewin, Betsy Lewin
    Ted 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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  • Front cover for Jim Thorpe's Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

    Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
    A 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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  • Front cover for Joe Louis, My Champion by William Miller and Rodney Pate
    Joe Louis, My Champion
    By William Miller, Rodney Pate
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    Joe Louis, My Champion

    Joe Louis, My Champion

    By William Miller, Rodney Pate
    During 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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  • Front cover for Keepers by Jeri Hanel Watts and Felicia Marshall
      Keepers
      By Jeri Hanel Watts, Felicia Marshall
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      Keepers

      Keepers

      By Jeri Hanel Watts, Felicia Marshall
      Kenyon loves his grandmother's stories almost as much as he loves baseball.

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    • Front cover for King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan and Christiane Krömer
      King for a Day
      By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Krömer
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      King for a Day

      King for a Day

      By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Krömer
      Malik, a Pakistani boy who uses a wheelchair, is excited to compete in the annual kite-flying festival of Basant. Can his kite defeat the bully's and make him "King" of the festival?

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    • Front cover for Louis Sockalexis by Bill Wise and Bill Farnsworth
      Louis Sockalexis
      Native American Baseball Pioneer
      By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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      Louis Sockalexis

      Louis Sockalexis

      Native American Baseball Pioneer
      By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
      A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.

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    • Front cover for Night Golf by William Miller and Cedric Lucas
      Night Golf
      By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
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      Night Golf

      Night Golf

      By William Miller, Cedric Lucas
      Set 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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    • Front cover for Paul Robeson by Eloise Greenfield and George Ford
      Paul Robeson
      By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
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      Paul Robeson

      Paul Robeson

      By Eloise Greenfield, George Ford
      An updated and redesigned edition of an award-winning biography of Paul Robeson, who overcame racial discrimination to become an international entertainer and civil rights activist. Includes a new introduction and afterword by the author, focusing on Robeson's legacy.

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    • Front cover for Silent Star by Bill Wise and Adam Gustavson
      Silent Star
      The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
      By William Wise, Adam Gustavson
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      Silent Star

      Silent Star

      The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy
      By William Wise, Adam Gustavson
      The biography of William Ellsworth Hoy, the first deaf player to have a successful career in professional and Major League baseball.

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    • Front cover for Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds by Paula Yoo and Dom Lee
      Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds
      The Sammy Lee Story
      By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
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      Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

      Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds

      The Sammy Lee Story
      By Paula Yoo, Dom Lee
      The 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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    • Front cover for Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami; Nidhi Chanani
      Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
      By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
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      Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

      Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh

      By Uma Krishnaswami, Nidhi Chanani
      Nine-year-old Maria Singh learns to play softball just like her heroes in the All-American Girls' League, while her parents and neighbors are struggling through World War II, working for India's independence, and trying to stay on their farmland.

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    • Front cover for Strong to the Hoop by John Coy and Leslie Jean-Bart
      Strong to the Hoop
      By John Coy, Leslie Jean-Bart
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      Strong to the Hoop

      Strong to the Hoop

      By John Coy, Leslie Jean-Bart
      A 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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    • Front cover for Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen and Nat Iwata
      Sumo Joe
      By Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
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      Sumo Joe

      Sumo Joe

      By Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
      In 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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    • Front cover for Surfer of the Century by Ellie Crowe and Richard Waldrep
      Surfer of the Century
      The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
      By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
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      Surfer of the Century

      Surfer of the Century

      The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
      By Ellen Crowe, Richard Waldrep
      The true story of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, six-time Olympic swimming champion and legendary surfer who popularized surfing around the world.

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    • Front cover for The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby by Crystal Hubbard and Robert McGuire
      The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
      By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
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      The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

      The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

      By Crystal Hubbard, Robert McGuire
      The 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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    • Front cover for The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe by Crystal Hubbard and Kevin Belford
      The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
      By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
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      The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

      The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe

      By Crystal Hubbard, Kevin Belford
      The "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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    • Front cover for There's No Base Like Home by Jessica Mendoza; Alana Mendoza Dusan and Ruth Mcnally Barshaw
      There's No Base Like Home
      By Jessica Mendoza, Alana Mendoza Dusan, Ruth Mcnally Barshaw
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      There's No Base Like Home

      There's No Base Like Home

      By Jessica Mendoza, Alana Mendoza Dusan, Ruth Mcnally Barshaw
      ESPN 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.

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    • Front cover for Willie Wins by Almira Gilles and Carl Angel
      Willie Wins
      By Almira A. Gilles, Carl Angel
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      Willie Wins

      Willie Wins

      By Almira A. Gilles, Carl Angel
      In this heart-warming story, a boy gets beyond peer pressure and comes to appreciate the depth of his father's love. First-time author Almira Astudillo Gilles teams up with artist Carl Angel to create an inspiring and suspenseful story. Young readers will be cheering for Willie all the way.

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