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

Written by John Coy and Illustrated by Joe Morse
What can you do with a bunch of rowdy college boys in the winter when it’s cold outside? John...
2nd - 6th
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The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby

Written by Crystal Hubbard and Illustrated by Robert McGuire
This book tells the true story of Jimmy Winkfield, the last black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby...
1st - 4th
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A Whole New Ballgame (A Rip and Red Book)

Written by Phil Bildner and Illustrated by Tim Probert

Rip and Red are best friends whose fifth-grade year is nothing like what they expected. They have a...

3rd - 7th
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Rookie of the Year (Rip and Red)

Written by Phil Bildner and Illustrated by Tim Probert
Rip and Red find that fifth grade continues to challenge them, as Tiki, a new girl whose Egyptian...
3rd - 6th
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The Mighty Dynamo

Written by Kieran Crowley

More than anything, Noah Murphy wants to be a professional soccer player―and participating in the...

4th - 8th
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Skateboards (21st Century Skills Library: Global Products)

Written by Robert Green
Skateboards are not just popular in America, they are popular in England, China, and Japan as well...
4th - 8th
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Soccer (Innovation in Sports)

Written by K C Kelley
In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make...
3rd - 8th
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Soccer (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and soccer.
3rd - 8th
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Sports Broadcasting (Innovation in Entertainment)

Written by Prof Michael Teitelbaum
In 1920, the first collegiate football game was broadcast on Radio. Today, many sports actually...
3rd - 8th
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Tennis (Real World Math: Sports)

Written by Katie Marsico and Cecilia Minden
Learn about the connection between math and tennis.
3rd - 8th
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Point Guard

Written by Mike Lupica

Gus and Cassie have always been on the same team off the field, but in this third novel in New York...

3rd - 7th
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Promises To Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America

Written by Sharon Robinson
A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique...
3rd - 7th
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Stealing Home: The Story Of Jackie Robinson

Written by Barry Denenberg

Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the...

3rd - 7th
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The Extra Yard

Written by Mike Lupica

Teddy, a young football player, learns that sometimes bridging the distance in your family can be...

3rd - 7th
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The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

Written by Mick Cochrane
Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the...
3rd - 7th
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I Am: Roberto Clemente

Written by Jim Gigliotti
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
3rd - 5th
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Baseball Superstars 2015

Written by K. C. Kelley
Baseball's biggest stars are featured in this must-have bookIncluding Mike Trout, Clayton Kershaw...
4th - 6th
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Basketball Superstars 2015

Written by K. C. Kelley
Get to know your favorite players from the 2015 basketball seasonAll the action from the 2015...
4th - 6th
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Little Rhino: My New Team

Written by Krystle Howard
Second grader Little Rhino loves baseball and can't wait to start playing on a team, but when he...
2nd - 4th
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NFL: Football Superstars 2015

Written by K. C. Kelley
Large, full-color action photos of everyone's favorite players, with recaps of the best plays and...
4th - 6th
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Elementary Bios: Roberto Clemente

Written by Joann Early Macken
These fascinating chapter books are packed with inspiring information about the lives and...
3rd - 4th
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The Real Slam Dunk

Written by Charisse K. Richardson
Marcus puts basketball first, but when he hears that the winner of the math contest will meet a...
3rd - 4th
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Queen of the Track

Written by Heather Lang and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
When Alice Coachman was a girl, most white people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of...
K - 4th
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Athlete vs. Mathlete: Time-Out

Written by W. C. Mack
There's only one slot left at the local basketball camp, and both Russ and Owen Evans want it, but...
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