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Book

Basketball's greatest nicknames : Chocolate Thunder, Spoon, The Brow, and more!

Call Number

  • J 796.323 STOR (POW)

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Publication Information

North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a capstone imprint, [2022]

Physical Description

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

Audience

Grades 4-6 Capstone Press.

Summary

"Many of the greatest basketball players have earned funny, odd, or interesting nicknames during their careers. Read to find out the stories behind basketball's legendary nicknames"--

Notes

"Capstone Captivate is published by Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint."--Title page verso.

Contents

  • Nicknames of the hardwood
  • The slam dunkers
  • Scorers and shooters
  • The bigs
  • The littles
  • The wild and weird.

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