Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Gym Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball by John Coy

Coy, John. Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Gym Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2013. 32p.  

James Naismith, a new teacher, invents basketball to engage a difficult-to-manage gym class in this brief but fascinating story of perseverance. This book, perfect for read-alouds or independent reading, will entice basketball fans, young inventors and students who love biographies.       

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