40 Books about Sports

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
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This bibliography was compiled in February, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

On the ball

Adoff, Arnold. The Basket Counts. Illustrated by Michael Weaver. Simon & Schuster, 2000. Ages 11 - 15

Anderson, Joan. Batboy: An Inside Look at Spring Training. Lodestar, 1996. Ages 8 - 12

Cooper, Elisha. Ballpark. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 4 - 7

Foreman, Michael. Wonder Goal!. U.S. edition: Farrar Strous Giroux, 2003. Ages 8 - 12

Gibbons, Gail. My Basketball Book. HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 8

Gibbons, Gail. My Football Book. HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 8

Horenstein, Henry. Baseball in the Barrios. Gulliver/Harcourt, 1997. Ages 8 - 11

Kuklin, Susan. Hoops with Swoopes. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001. Ages 4 - 10

Myers, Walter Dean. Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid. Illustrated by Rodney Pate. Delacorte, 1988. Ages 7 - 11

Myers, Walter Dean. Slam!. Scholastic, 1996. Ages 14 and older

Rappaport, Doreen and Lyndall Callan . Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Dial, 2000. Ages 5 - 9

Ritter, John H. . Choosing Up Sides. Philomel, 1998. Ages 11 - 14

Smith, Charles R. , Jr.. Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry. Dutton, 2001. Age 10 and older

Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. Knopf, 1996. Ages 10 - 13

Vyner, Tim. World Team. U.S. edition: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Ages 4 - 9

Walter, Mildred Pitts. Suitcase. Illustrated by Teresa Flavin. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1999. Ages 7 - 10

Winter, Jonah. Beisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends. Lee & Low, 2001. Ages 7 - 11

Stick, glove, club & cape

Freedman, Russell. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion. Clarion, 1999. Age 11 and older

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois. Photographed by Lawrence Migdale. Holiday House, 1998. Ages 8 - 14

Say, Allen. El Chino. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Ages 4 - 8

Solomon, Chuck. Playing Hockey. Crown, 1990. Ages 4 - 9

Stevenson, James. Sam the Zamboni Man. Illustrated by Harvey Stevenson. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 4 - 8

Wieler, Diana. Bad Boy. Delacorte, 1989. Age 13 and older

Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. Ages 12 - 16

Pool, mat, track & gym

Atkins, Jeannine. Get Set! Swim!. Illustrated by Hector Viveros Lee. Lee & Low, 1998. Ages 5 - 8

Duder, Tessa. In Lane Three, Alex Archer. Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Ages 12 - 15

Hru, Dakari. The Magic Moonberry Jump Ropes. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Dial, 1996. Ages 4 - 7

Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman. Illustrated by David Diaz. Harcourt Brace, 1996. Ages 5 - 10

Kuklin, Susan. Going to My Gymnastics Class. Bradbury Press, 1991. Ages 3 - 5

Lewin, Ted. I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler. Orchard, 1993. Ages 8 - 14

Mathis, Sharon Bell. Running Girl: The Diary of Ebonee Rose. Browndeer Press/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 8 - 11

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Solo Girl. Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. Hyperion, 1997. Ages 6 - 8

Something for everyone

Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Sports! Sports! Sports! A Poetry Collection. Illustrated by Brian Floca. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 5 - 7

Littlefield, Bill. Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes. Illustrated by Bernie Fuchs. Little, Brown, 1993. Ages 7 - 12

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Books about Sports Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren © This bibliography was compiled in February, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. On the ball Adoff, Arnold. The Basket Counts. Illustrated by Michael Weaver. Simon & Schuster, 2000. Ages 11 - 15 Anderson, Joan. Batboy: An Inside Look at Spring Training. Lodestar, 1996. Ages 8 - 12 Cooper, Elisha. Ballpark. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 4 - 7 Foreman, Michael. Wonder Goal!. U.S. edition: Farrar Strous Giroux, 2003. Ages 8 - 12 Gibbons, Gail. My Basketball Book. HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 8 Gibbons, Gail. My Football Book. HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 8 Horenstein, Henry. Baseball in the Barrios. Gulliver/Harcourt, 1997. Ages 8 - 11 Kuklin, Susan. Hoops with Swoopes. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2001. Ages 4 - 10 Myers, Walter Dean. Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid. Illustrated by Rodney Pate. Delacorte, 1988. Ages 7 - 11 Myers, Walter Dean. Slam!. Scholastic, 1996. Ages 14 and older Rappaport, Doreen and Lyndall Callan . Dirt on Their Skirts: The Story of the Young Women Who Won the World Championship. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Dial, 2000. Ages 5 - 9 Ritter, John H. . Choosing Up Sides. Philomel, 1998. Ages 11 - 14 Smith, Charles R. , Jr.. Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry. Dutton, 2001. Age 10 and older Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. Knopf, 1996. Ages 10 - 13 Vyner, Tim. World Team. U.S. edition: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. Ages 4 - 9 Walter, Mildred Pitts. Suitcase. Illustrated by Teresa Flavin. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1999. Ages 7 - 10 Winter, Jonah. Beisbol! Latino Baseball Pioneers and Legends. Lee & Low, 2001. Ages 7 - 11 Stick, glove, club & cape Freedman, Russell. Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion. Clarion, 1999. Age 11 and older Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois. Photographed by Lawrence Migdale. Holiday House, 1998. Ages 8 - 14 Say, Allen. El Chino. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Ages 4 - 8 Solomon, Chuck. Playing Hockey. Crown, 1990. Ages 4 - 9 Stevenson, James. Sam the Zamboni Man. Illustrated by Harvey Stevenson. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 4 - 8 Wieler, Diana. Bad Boy. Delacorte, 1989. Age 13 and older Zusak, Markus. Fighting Ruben Wolfe. U.S. edition: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. Ages 12 - 16 Pool, mat, track & gym Atkins, Jeannine. Get Set! Swim!. Illustrated by Hector Viveros Lee. Lee & Low, 1998. Ages 5 - 8 Duder, Tessa. In Lane Three, Alex Archer. Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Ages 12 - 15 Hru, Dakari. The Magic Moonberry Jump Ropes. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Dial, 1996. Ages 4 - 7 Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman. Illustrated by David Diaz. Harcourt Brace, 1996. Ages 5 - 10 Kuklin, Susan. Going to My Gymnastics Class. Bradbury Press, 1991. Ages 3 - 5 Lewin, Ted. I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler. Orchard, 1993. Ages 8 - 14 Mathis, Sharon Bell. Running Girl: The Diary of Ebonee Rose. Browndeer Press/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 8 - 11 Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Solo Girl. Illustrated by Nneka Bennett. Hyperion, 1997. Ages 6 - 8 Something for everyone Hopkins, Lee Bennett. Sports! Sports! Sports! A Poetry Collection. Illustrated by Brian Floca. HarperCollins, 1999. Ages 5 - 7 Littlefield, Bill. Champions: Stories of Ten Remarkable Athletes. Illustrated by Bernie Fuchs. Little, Brown, 1993. Ages 7 - 12 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.