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Dobrow, Larry,

The Harlem Globetrotters present the points behind basketball / by Larry Dobrow ; illustrations by Scott Burroughs. - Simon Spotlight edition. - 40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Science of fun stuff Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! . - Science of fun stuff. Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! .

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.

ISBN: 9781481487511 1481487515 9781481487528 1481487523

Source: Simon & Schuster, 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075-7500 SAN 200-2442

LCCN: 2017054063

Subjects--Personal Names:
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Harlem Globetrotters--Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basketball--Juvenile literature.
Physics--Juvenile literature.

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Illustrated works.