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LeBron James: Champion Basketball Star

Valerie BoddenSeries: Contemporary Lives
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Year
2014
Language
English

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This title examines the fascinating life of LeBron James. Readers will learn about James's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores James's early interest and skill in basketball that led to him joining the Cleveland Cavaliers then the Miami Heat. James's NBA championship wins, MVP awards, Olympic medals, and his charitable work are also discussed. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and fun facts.



Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.



Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Contemporary Lives introduces prominent people in present-day culture and explores how these headliners are currently making names for themselves while becoming successful business people and influencing society. Through a chronological narrative that builds a well-rounded foundation for the reader, these books also show the biographical side of each star. Readers will be left with a clear picture of who the person is, what he or she has contributed thus far in life socially and culturally, and why each individual has such a large fan base--in essence, showing why these subjects are considered markers of Contemporary Lives.



Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.



Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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