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Curry, Stephen
5 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Epic Athletes series.
Illustrated by
Zeke Peña.
U.S. women's soccer player Morgan and pro-basketball guard Curry are featured in these fast-paced profiles. Wetzel effectively connects each star's innate skills, clutch play, and hard work with their character strengths and life stories. Wetzel's game-action accounts mix play-by-play sportscasting with color commentating. Quotes (unfortunately undocumented) and comic-style black-and-white illustrations (including a final twelve-page, action-packed "instant replay" game highlight) appear throughout the books. Review covers these Epic Athletes titles: Alex Morgan and Stephen Curry.
Reviewer: Jack Forman
(3)
4-6
Sports All-Stars series.
Succinct, easy-to-read biographies of these sports stars include brief looks at each person's childhood before focusing on that individual's particular training and road to athletic success. Dramatic narration, direct quotes, color photographs, and sidebars round out the informative main texts; all-star statistics for that sport are appended. There are four other spring 2017 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Sports All-Stars titles: Lindsey Vonn, Stephen Curry, Luke Kuechly, and Simone Biles.
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
(4)
4-6
Playmakers series.
These volumes provide brief profiles of basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, football, and golf standouts. The choppy texts focus on each player's biggest games to date (through early 2017) and impressive statistical accomplishments, while also touching on his or her background and personal life. Color photographs capture the athletic action. "Fun Facts and Quotes" are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Playmakers titles: Odell Beckham Jr., Jordan Spieth, Serena Williams, Bryce Harper, Stephen Curry, and Neymar.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
(4)
K-3
Big Time series.
These biographies briefly introduce readers to each top athlete, including sections on the star's childhood, early sports interest, and career highlights, concluding with a few generic, unsourced quotes. The clean design features a full-page photo on each spread. The simple texts can be uninspired (e.g., "Stephen likes spending time with his family"), but they're appropriate for young fans. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Big Time titles: Alex Morgan, Andrew Luck, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Stephen Curry.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(4)
K-3
Pebble Plus: Famous Athletes series.
These books for beginning readers profile four professional male athletes. Large color photographs provide glimpses into each player's youth (e.g., little Stephen Curry sitting on his NBA dad's lap during a game) and current careers (e.g., Aaron Rodgers and family after the 2011 Super Bowl), but the biographical information is minimal. A timeline runs along the bottom of the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Pebble Plus: Famous Athletes titles: Aaron Rodgers, Mike Trout, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Stephen Curry.
Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan
5 reviews
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