The Harlem Globetrotters present the points behind basketball
(2018)
By:
Dobrow, Larry
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
READ/796.323/DOBROW,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2018]
EDITION
Simon Spotlight edition
DESCRIPTION
40 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781481487528, 1481487523 :, 9781481487511, 1481487515, 1481487523, 9781481487528
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes a Science of Basketball Quiz
Sir Isaac Newton, basketball sage -- How to make that basket -- The physics behind the tricks -- The chemistry of the ball -- But wait: There's more!
"Have you ever wondered how a Harlem Globetrotters player can spin a basketball on one finger for so long? Or what a basketball is made of? Or how the laws of physics are also the laws of basketball? You’re only a few four-point shots away from becoming a Science of Fun Stuff Expert on basketball!" -- Publisher description
Ages: 6-8
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