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Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

The Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball: The Genius of James Naismith

48 pp. | Enslow/Elementary | September, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-4142-4 $23.93
(4) 4-6 Genius Inventors and Their Great Ideas series. This volume presents an account of the invention and development of one of America's favorite sports and chronicles the life and very diverse successes of its inventor Naismith. "Real fact" inserts and archival photographs accompany the readable text; the design suffers from garish graphics and borders. Generic suggestions to encourage young inventors are appended. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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