Overview
The All Aboard Reading series features stories that capture beginning readers' imagination while developing their vocabulary and reading comprehension. The Picture Readers, appropriate for preschoolers, combine a very simple text with rebuses. Flash cards bound in the book help make the transition from the rebus to the printed word. As the levels progress, the stories get longer, and the print size gets smaller, preparing readers for longer books with chapters. All the books are illustrated in full color, and engage a child's curiosity with a range of topics from science to sports, history, and fantasy. Grades 2 - Grade 4.
Describes the lives of noted basketball players David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal.
Synopsis
Fans will enjoy these biographies of basketball's superstars Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and David Robinson. The book shows the hard work and perseverance that led them into the NBA, and illustrates each player's unique and fantastic playing ability with highlights from specific games
School Library Journal
Gr 2-4David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal are the subjects of this easy-to-read collective biography. The fast-paced text highlights the early life of each athlete, his special talents, and his career milestones. Kramer has done a good job of presenting the facts in an engaging manner. Simple and compound sentences are mixed with dialogue. In some chapters, the author starts with the subject's childhood and works to the present, and in others he does the opposite. Heinze's realistic, full-color illustrations are similar to photographs. His use of reds, oranges, and yellows creates an excitement that mirrors a competitive basketball game. The portraits of these players in action work well with the text. A few full-color photographs are included as well. Hoop Stars is an energetic account providing high-interest information. There are, however, no source notes or bibliography.Mary Ann Bursk, Bucks County Free Library, Levittown, PA