| Behind the Scenes of Pro Basketball Contributor(s): Velasco, Catherine Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 1543554245 ISBN-13: 9781543554243 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $27.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball - Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers |
| Dewey: 796.323 |
| LCCN: 2018043408 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Behind the Scenes with the Pros |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 9.2" (0.60 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 500573 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Basketball players have to train hard, negotiate with agents and teams, and play well on the court. Read this book to learn what else goes into a professional basketball career. |
Contributor Bio(s): Velasco, Catherine Ann: - Catherine Ann Velasco spent 22 years at newspapers in Wisconsin and Illinois covering issues important to kids and families. She won numerous state and national writing awards. During that career she created Teen Scene, a weekly newspaper page dedicated to teens' stories, photos, art, reviews and poems. She now writes grants to raise money for programs that help people get healthier. She lives with her husband in a Chicago suburb and roots for the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. Her screensaver is a picture of herself posing with co-workers with the 2016 World Series Champion Trophy and the Chicago Cubs "break the curse" goat. |