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Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports series.
Barriers highlights ten individuals or teams who have "pushed the limits of their sport into new territory," from Roberto Clemente to the all-women's Toledo Troopers football team. Comebacks's ten chapters focus on "athletes who don't listen to those who doubt." The informative but adulatory texts stick to a rah-rah inspirational tone. Well-placed sidebars and photos appear throughout. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports Illustrated Kids: Real Heroes of Sports titles: Breaking Barriers and Heroic Comebacks.
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Sports Illustrated Kids: Record Breakers series.
Each book features thirteen two-page chapters that highlight remarkable achievements by athletes in the title sport. Aimed at young middle-grade sports enthusiasts, the volumes are best used for browsing; there's no particular organization to the material, but the combination of main texts, informative sidebars, and action photos produces a decent amount of engaging sports facts. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports Illustrated Kids: Record Breakers titles: Basketball's Record Breakers and Baseball's Record Breakers.
48 pp.
| Capstone
| January, 2015
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4914-2145-1$31.32
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Sports Illustrated Kids: Six Degrees of Sports series.
Based on the "six degrees of separation" concept, the series attempts to link professional athletes with other memorable figures within their sport. Several links come across as rather loose--"Jason Kidd grew up in California, where Magic [Johnson] spent his entire pro career"--but the bios are engaging. Full-color action photographs add interest. Trivia pages are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Sports Illustrated Kis: Six Degree of Sports titles: Six Degrees of Peyton Manning and Six Degrees of LeBron James.
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NBA: A History of Hoops series.
These books provide quick looks at four NBA teams' histories, notable seasons, winning coaches, and star players. The texts, though accessibly written, are so small that it's hard to read them. The volumes' highlights are the large, clear photographs; for some tall spreads, the books need to be turned ninety degrees for the pictures to be properly viewed. Ind. Review covers these NBA: A History of Hoops titles: The Story of the Chicago Bulls, The Story of the Miami Heat, The Story of the Phoenix Suns, and The Story of the Utah Jazz.