Wnba: Stars of Women's Basketball - Softcover

Ponti, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671032755 ISBN 13: 9780671032753

Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 1999

Synopsis

An action-packed look into the teams and players of women's hoops includes photos, stats, profiles, interviews, and team spotlights. Original.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8-Ponti introduces both individuals and teams in women's professional basketball. Biographical sketches average three to four pages in length and include personal information as well as career highlights. While not especially well written, the articles do convey some sense of what drives these athletes to succeed in a sport in which personal recognition and monetary rewards have been slow in coming. Team profiles, which include leaders in points, assists, and rebounds; 1998 records; home arenas with mailing addresses; and a two- to three-page narrative description will appeal to hard-core fans. Treatment of teams in the rival ABL is somewhat shorter. While Rachel Rutledge's The Best of the Best in Basketball (Millbrook, 1998) provides somewhat better coverage of individual players, it lacks this book's team focus, making it the better choice for those libraries that have to decide between the two.
Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews:

Fans of this new professional sport will have to ease past the forced pitch of these capsule looks at some of the better-known stars of the game. Each biographical note contains the person's vital statistics and an impressing listing of honors. Another section introduces each of the WNBA teams, with rosters, records, and notes; the same attention is given to the upstart American Basketball League. A final section consists of a brief women's basketball trivia quiz. This text feels hastily assembled; Ponti equates a conversational tone with infractions of grammar and lazy transitions. Those who want to know why this sport, which dates backbarelyto 1996, has burst on the scene so quickly and continues to draw crowds, will have to turn to more solid coverage found in national magazines. (Nonfiction. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0671032755
• ISBN 13: 9780671032753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 157