Click the Google Preview button to take a look inside this book. The Man Who Invented the Game of BasketballThe Genius of James NaismithSeries: Genius Inventors and Their Great IdeasBy Edwin Brit Wyckoff DetailsDetails ReviewsReviews Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian-American sports coach and innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1939).Publication Date: 09/01/2013Copyright: 2014Pages: 48Trim Size: 7 1/2 x 9Illustrations: Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs and illustrationsGrade Level: 3–4Age Level: 8–9LC Number: 2012013978Lexile: 720ATOS Reading Level: 4.2ATOS Points: 0.5Quiz #: 162475AR Interest Level: MGDewey: 796.323092FormatsFormatISBNList PriceDiscount PriceLibrary Bound Book978-0-7660-4142-4$27.93$20.95eBook978-0-7660-5754-8$27.93$20.95 "In this fantastic series, each book covers a general overview of the subject's childhood and their goals. The people included were innovators and forward-thinking in their childhood, which makes them positive role models."Library Media Connection, October 2014"'Real fact' inserts and archival photographs accompany the readable text..."The Horn Book Guide, Spring 2014". . . colorful, accessible introductions to individual American inventors."Booklist, December 15, 2013 Loading… Other books in Genius Inventors and Their Great Ideas 1 Loading… Other books from the authors 12 Loading… eBook: 978-0-7660-5754-8 List Price: $27.93 Discount Price: $20.95 + Add to wish list Library Bound Book: 978-0-7660-4142-4 List Price: $27.93 Discount Price: $20.95 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading… -----OR----- Click to buy at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble