Basketball Year: What It's Like

by Robin Roberts

What is it like to be a professional basketball player in the WNBA? Glorious victories, adoring fans, and celebrity endorsements go hand-in-hand with grueling training camps, continuous traveling, and a 24-hour-a-day commitment to upholding the ideals of the WNBA. But perhaps the most striking aspect of being a woman pro, readers will find, is the awareness of being part of something special, and living this commitment out of sincere appreciation...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761314067
• ISBN13: 9780761314066
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Millbrook Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.7" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9

Customer Reviews

Basketball Year....a winner!

As a children's librarian I find it hard to come across inspiring nonfiction for young women. I think I found a winner here with this book! The text is clear and easy for younger readers and extensive enough to captivate older readers as well. Many aspects of women's basketball are covered in this 47 page book including what it is like to be a professional ball player, the responsibilty the players feel towards their female fans, how they fit in a career and family,the off-season lives of the players, and also good sports-womanship. I recommend this book for any collection that is serious about making young women feel confident about their goals and dreams. In other words...this book is good for all collections!