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Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball

Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball - Paperback

by John Coy
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Coy, Joe MorseAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2026-01-01Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Carolrhoda Books (R)ISBN-13:9798348056087UPC:9798348056087Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Sports & Recreation, History, School & EducationBook Topic:Basketball, United StatesSize:10.20 x 8.30 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SC4AWJC8M1

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all.

The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students--a bunch of energetic young men--are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep the class happy--or someone's going to get hurt. Saving this class is going to take a genius.

Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Carolrhoda Books (R)ISBN-13:9798348056087UPC:9798348056087Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Sports & Recreation, History, School & EducationBook Topic:Basketball, United StatesSize:10.20 x 8.30 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SC4AWJC8M1
Morse, Joe: - Joe Morse is an award-winning illustrator and artist. His work has graced everything from billboards in England to coins in Canada. He directs the Illustration Degree program at Sheridan Institute outside of Toronto. Joe lives in Toronto with his wife, the illustrator/designer Lorraine Tuson, and their 2 children.Coy, John: - John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From. He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, and the Burr/Warzalla Award for Distinguished Achievement in Children's Literature. John lives by the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)

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