Game Maker: A Creative Kid Becomes the Father of Basketball - Couverture rigide

Hanni, Brian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1734463791 ISBN 13 : 9781734463798

Editeur : Ascend Books, 2021

Synopsis

Game Maker's inspirational message is based on historical insights that Author Brian Hanni learned while interviewing Jim Naismith, the grandson of the Father of Basketball. With a young boy's competitive spirit and enthusiasm for all sports, James Naismith made up games working on his family's farm in Canada and mastered Duck on a Rock a popular schoolyard game. Believing that becoming a physical education teacher would be the way he could make a difference in people's lives, after graduating from college, James Naismith moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. At his job at the YMCA, he was asked to create an indoor game because the winters were so cold. Naismith drew upon his childhood experiences and education - and basketball was born! Told in an appealing rhyme with a vocabulary for adults and children, Game Maker will delight every reader!

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Brian Hanni is a sportscaster in Lawrence, KS where he broadcasts for his alma mater, the University of Kansas, as the Voice of the Jayhawks. Hanni has long had a passion for inspiring youth and serves many youth-based charities including his own pediatric cancer organization. Game Maker is his first childrens book and was inspired by time he spent with Dr. Naismiths grandson, Jim Naismith .Hanni hopes these true tales of young James ambition and creativity as a child inspire future generations to dream big just as Naismith did.

Rob Peters has illustrated over 30 childrens books. Other books illustrated by Rob include Go Cars Go! written by Mandi Dow and Twas the Night Before TipOffThe University of Kansas Jayhawks written by Chris Meggs. He lives with his family in Topeka, Kansas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ascend Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1734463791
• ISBN 13: 9781734463798
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Peters Rob
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible