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The Harlem Globetrotters present the points behind basketball / by Larry Dobrow ; illustrations by Scott Burroughs.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Science of fun stuff | Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader!Publisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Simon Spotlight editionDescription: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781481487511
  • 1481487515
  • 9781481487528
  • 1481487523
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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!
Summary: "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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader 796.323 D634 Checked out 07/09/2024 33111008912178
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Reader 796.323 D634 Available 33111009242351
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Beginning readers can learn about the science behind basketball in this slam-dunk Level 3 Ready-to-Read that will have everyone cheering.

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!

Amaze your friends with all you've learned in this engaging, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read! There's even a special section at the back to extend the learning and a fun quiz so readers can test themselves to see what they've learned! Learning science has never been so much fun!

© 2018 Copyright Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.

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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