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1) Shaun White
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
On snowboarder Shaun White's first run on the halfpipe at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, he set the high score and secured the gold medal. On his second run, which people called a "victory lap," Shaun set an even higher score to destroy the competition. But Shaun is more than a two-time Olympic snowboarding champion. He's also a world-class skateboarder. As the first person to compete in both the Summer and Winter X Games, Shaun...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Follow the life and career of David Beckham, one of soccer's most charismatic players, from his early life in England, to his historic play for Manchester United, to his arrival in America.
4) Chris Paul
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
A look at the life and career of this famous NBA player who became Rookie of the Year in 2006.
5) Tim Lincecum
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., photographs ; 23 cm.
Description
Presents the life and career of Timothy Lincecum, the baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, and his many accomplishments.
6) Andrew Luck
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has had incredible success playing at the highest levels of football. Andrew helped Stanford University win the Orange Bowl in 2010. He could have gone to the National Football League (NFL) after the season, but Andrew returned to Stanford to get his degree. He was chosen by the Colts with the first...
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Carmelo Anthony has had an incredible basketball career. As a freshman at Syracuse University in 2003, he led his team to victory in the national championship game. Next Carmelo joined the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Denver Nuggets for the 2003-2004 season. As one of the best scorers in basketball, he helped turn the Nuggets into a winning team. Carmelo loves playing in front of his hometown fans after being traded to the New York Knicks...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Justin Verlander has been one of the top pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) since he joined the Detroit Tigers in 2006. In his first season, Justin was named American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. He went on to throw a no-hitter in 2007. Then he threw another no-hitter in 2011. Justin won the AL Cy Young Award in 2011 as the league's best pitcher. He was also named the league's Most Valuable Player that year, a rare honor for a pitcher. Learn...
10) Prince Fielder
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Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Description
Chronicles the life of the first baseman, covering his youth as the son of major leaguer Cecil Fielder, his minor league career, and his accomplishments as a professional athlete.
11) Mariano Rivera
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In 2013, New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera announced he would retire after playing 19 seasons in the major leagues. Recruited in 1990 at the age of twenty, Mariano racked up many astounding pitching records over the next two decades. In 2011, he closed out a game against the Minnesota Twins for the 602nd save of his career, making...
12) Alex Morgan
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Chronicles the life and career of the American soccer player who was the number one pick in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer draft and a 2012 Olympic gold medalist.
13) Anthony Davis
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Series
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Describes the life and accomplishments of the New Orleans Pelicans' center, including his selection on the 2015 NBA All-Star Game team.
14) Buster Posey
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has done it all in his short Major League Baseball career. In 2010, he was named National League (NL) Rookie of the Year. In 2012, Buster won the NL batting title and was named NL Most Valuable Player. But Buster has done more than just collect individual baseball awards. The Giants have won the World Series three times with Buster behind the plate (2010, 2012, and 2014)."--Amazon.com.
15) Carli Lloyd
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Soccer hero Carli Lloyd knows how to score goals when her team needs them the most. She is one of the top players on the United States Women's National Team (USWNT). At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Carli scored the winning goal to give the USWNT the gold medal. Then, in 2012, she scored the gold medal game-winner again at the Olympic Games in London, England. In 2015, Carli scored three goals in the World Cup championship game to help...
16) James Harden
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Series
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Houston Rockets guard James Harden lit up scoreboards to the tune of more than 25 points per game in 2014-2015. That made him one of the best scorers in the league. But he wasn't always such a star player. When James played for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2009 to 2012, he started only seven games. After signing on with Houston for the 2012-2013 NBA season, James exploded as one of the top players in the NBA. Read all about James's journey from...
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