Super Sports Star Kobe Bryant

Thornley, Stew

ISBN 10: 0766015149 ISBN 13: 9780766015142

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Profiles the Los Angeles Lakers basketball player, discussing his childhood in Philadelphia, his decision to skip college, and his success with the Lakers.

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Reviewed with Ken Rappaport's Super Sports Star Penny Hardaway.

Gr. 2-5. With large type, colorful photographs, and generous use of white space, books in the new Super Sports Star series will appeal to primary- and middle-grade readers looking for background material on their favorite sports heroes. In Penny Hardaway, Rappoport reports that though the boy grew up in a poor neighborhood, he had enough discipline, drive, and talent to make him a superstar, first with the Orlando Magic, then with the Phoenix Suns. Kobe Bryant tells the story of the L.A. Lakers' guard who learned to play basketball when his family lived in Italy, then became a top player in a U.S. high school, then in the NBA. Each book discusses the player's youth, high-school, and (if applicable) college sports activity and professional career. Sidebars provide sidelights, such as the origin of Kobe's name. Each book concludes with career statistics (ending with the 1999-2000 season), an address for the player, a glossary, and a list of books and Internet sites. Check the Series Roundup for volumes on other players. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0766015149
• ISBN 13: 9780766015142
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48