Outstanding. Unbelievable. Mindblowing. A three-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA team selection, two-time All-Defensive member, and the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best in the league in field goal percentage and rebounds, and has set numerous[...]
Outstanding. Unbelievable. Mindblowing. These are just a few of the words used to describe the talents of LeBron James. He was a sensation in his early days playing AAU ball in Akron, Ohio-and continued to amaze through his four years as a high school phenomenon. Now going into his fifth year as a s[...]
Matt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie years, professional career highlights, and his short stint in minor league baseball. This reissue features an update, following Jordan from his re-ent[...]
The history of basketball is chock-full of famous buzzer-beating shots, amazing game-saving plays, and thrilling maneuvers that defy gravity. All fans have their favourite memory, just as they have their favourite team and their favourite player. Now here's a book that offers a look back at more tha[...]
Jeff Gordon entered his first car race when he was only five years old, an age when most children are learning to ride a bike. From that time onward, he's been a champion in his chosen sport. From the quarter midget cars of his childhood, he moved on to go-carts, then sprint cars, and finally midget[...]
Keith Stedman dropped the game-winning, undefeated-record-making pass that would have made him a hero instead of a loser. Still haunted by his gaffe, he considers quitting the football team for good. Can Keith overcome his own obsession with the past?[...]
The Summer Olympics are chock full of epic athletic achievements across hundreds of disciplines, especially Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Swimming. These are the sports that gave us Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olga Korbut and Mary Lou Retton -- tremendous a[...]
Savannah Smith doesn't think her friends at her new private school will get along with her skatepark pals, so she doesn't invite her old friends to her Christmas party. Illustrations.[...]
Mark Goldstein starts taking kung fu lessons to help with his coordination and learns a few things about Chinese culture. When his friends decide to use a Chinese dragon for their "team costume" in the Halloween parade, Mark feels it is disrespectful. Illustrations.[...]
Are Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he's not white? Change They Can't Believe In offers an alternative argument-that the Tea Party is driven by the reeme[...]
In the aftermath of Fear Itself, the eight mystical hammers that fell from the sky and empowered the Worthy are scattered across the globe - and Sin intends to reclaim them. But Asgardian warrior Valkyrie opposes the Red Skull's nihilistic daughter, planning to return the weapons to Asgard. As Sin a[...]