The Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball: The Genius of James Naismith (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780766041424)

Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian-American sports coach and innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1939).

Author: Edwin Brit Wyckoff
ISBN-10: 0766041425
ISBN-13: 9780766041424
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2013
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 162475 / Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball: The Genius of James Naismith


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 177 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw