Title: Hoop Genius: How a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball
Author: John Coy
Illustrator: Joe Morse
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Year: 2013
Awards/Accolades:
Recommended by The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Summary:
A good teacher knows that bored students mean trouble. James Naismith did not want trouble from his bored boys, so he got to work creating a new game - basketball. I liked that he made some of the rules to prevent rough play on the court - like no running with the ball.
Use in Classroom/Library:
read aloud; use to begin unit on sports research
Curriculum Connections:
Sports history; primary documents
Special Features:
Original rules are printed on endpapers; author's note contains more details
This title is in the Knox County Public Library.
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