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James Naismith
"James Naismith reveals how Naismith invented basketball in part to find an indoor activity to occupy students in the winter months."--Inside jacket.
The James Naismith Reader
The James Naismith Reader is a collection of speeches, letters, notes, radio interview transcripts, and original writings from the inventor of basketball, from the original rules in 1891 to an excerpt from the posthumous publication of his book Basketball: Its Origin and Development.
The Man Who Invented Basketball
Profiles the Canadian minister whose love for sports led him to create a new one, called "basketball."
The Secret Game
Winner of the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing The true story of the game that never should have happened--and of a nation on the brink of monumental change In the fall of 1943, at the little-known North Carolina College for Negroes, Coach John McLendon was on the verge of changing basketball forever. A protégé of James Naismith, the game's inventor, McLendon taught his team to play the full-court press and run a fast break that no one could catch. His Eagles would become the highest-scoring college team in America--a basketball juggernaut that shattered its opponents by as many as sixty points per game. Yet his players faced danger whenever they traveled backcountry roads. ...
Who Invented Basketball? James Naismith
This book is a slam dunk for young readers. They may love to play basketball, but do they know who invented the game? Readers learn about James Naismith's life and the first basketball game ever played. Play a game that James Naismith played when he was a boy, too.
The Pioneer's Way
Senseless school shootings, cure-defying epidemics, threats of environmental disaster: these are the kinds of headlines that riddle the news every day. The challenges we face range from the horrific to the heartbreaking. We wonder, when will it stop? Frustration and fear won’t bring about beneficial change. Passionate men and women are needed to step into the gap and serve as change agents even though many assume that there are few areas left in which to innovate. While many advances have been made, there is still a need for everyday people to create, innovate, and impact their spheres of influence to advance the common good. Motivated by curiosity, conviction, and a conquering spirit, the...
Beginning Biography Series
Did you know the game of basketball started with peach baskets and a soccer ball? After reading the book, James Naismith, your students will have a new respect for the sport! They'll learn about the life of the famous inventor from his childhood to the Olympic games. This book contains text features such as a table of contents, headings, captions, labels, and a glossary. RR 13, GR H
