Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
by John Coy
Ages 5–9✈️ Import only (pricey)
The true story of how teacher James Naismith invented basketball to turn an unruly gym class into a team.
- Author
- John Coy
- Age
- Ages 5–9
- Type
- Non-fiction, Sports, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
- In India
- ✈️ Import only (pricey)
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