Search Results: Returned 20 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 20
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1995., Juvenile, Facts on File Call No: 970.004 AAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American Indian livesSummary Note: Biographies of Native American athletes from high school to the pros.
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c2006., Primary, Roaring Brook Press Call No: B THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of the Native American athlete who grew up from a poor childhood to captivate the world at the 1912 Olympic Games.
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[2019]., Blue Rider Press Call No: HI-INT 796.323 POW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Deep in the heart of northern Arizona, in a small and isolated patch of the vast 17.5-million-acre Navajo reservation, sits Chinle High School. Here, basketball is passion, passed from grandparent to parent to child. Rez Ball is a sport for winters where dark and cold descend fast and there is little else to do but roam mesa tops, work, and wonder what the future holds. The town has 4,500 residents and the high school arena seats 7,000. Fans drive thirty, fifty, even eighty miles to see the fast-paced and highly competitive matchups that are more than just games to players and fans. Celebrated Times journalist Michael Powell brings us a narrative of triumph and hardship, a moving story about a basketball team on a Navajo reservation that shows how important sports can be to youths in struggling communities, and the transcendent magic and painful realities that confront Native Americans living on reservations. This book details his season-long immersion in the team, town, and culture, in which there were exhilarating wins, crushing losses, and conversations on long bus rides across the desert about dreams of leaving home and the fear of the same"--Provided by the publisher.
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2001., Warner Books Call No: Sports 796.32 Col Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Examines life on a Montana Crow Indian reservation by introducing Sharon LaForge and her determination to overcome an underprivileged childhood, succeed in basketball, and learn from her ancestors' past sins.
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-- Jim and meBy Gutman, Danc2008, Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.
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-- Jim and meBy Gutman, Danc2008, Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.
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-- Jim and meBy Gutman, Dan2010, c2008., Pre-adolescent, Harper Call No: SPORTS F GUT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Baseball card adventureSummary Note: Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.
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-- Jim and meBy Gutman, DanÃ2008, Pre-adolescent, Harper Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.
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c2010., Juvenile, Sterling Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Sterling biographiesSummary Note: Traces the life and athletic career of Jim Thorpe. Includes photographs, side-bars, and a time-line.
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c2006., Dial Books/Walden Media Call No: NL SPORTSBIO B THO BRU Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on his ea rly athletic career.
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2008., Juvenile, Speak Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Narrates the life story of Native American Jim Thorpe chronicling his childhood, education, and his athletic career. Covers his days in various Indian boarding schools to the Carlisle School in Pennsylvania where coach Pop Warner recognized Jim's athletic abilities.
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c2006., Juvenile, Dial Books / Walden Media Call No: FIC BRUCHAC Genre: Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biographical novel in which Native American athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe discusses his life, focusing on the years he spent at Pennsylvania's Carlisle School where coach Pop Warner first recognized Thorpe's abilities.
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c2006., Juvenile, Dial Books ; [In association with] Walden Media Call No: B Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biographical novel in which Native American athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe discusses his life, focusing on the years he spent at Pennsylvania's Carlisle School where coach Pop Warner first recognized Thorpe's abilities.
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By McLeese, Donc2003., Pre-adolescent, Rourke Pub. Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Rourke discovery librarySummary Note: Briefly describes the life of famous American Indian Jim Thorpe, from his early years on a reservation in Oklahoma, through his school days in Pennsylvania, to his success at the 1912 Olympics and his professional baseball career.
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c1995., Juvenile, Modern Curriculum Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life of the Oklahoma Indian farm boy who became an Olympic gold medal winner and a professional athlete.
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c2004., Primary, Lee & Low Books Call No: B THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements.
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[2004], Primary, Lee & Low Books Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Author's note details Thorpe's life after college.
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c2007., Primary, Lee & Low Books Call No: B SOC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and professional baseball player.
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[2016], Juvenile, 7th Generation/Native Voices Call No: 920 SCH Edition: Revised edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Native trailblazers.Summary Note: xplores the lives and athletic careers of thirteen Native American athletes, including Jordin TooToo, Alwyn Morris, Stephanie Murata, and Cory Witherill.
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[2016], Adolescent, 7th Generation Call No: B Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Native trailblazers.Summary Note: Profiles thirteen notable Native American athletes, in diverse sports including, basketball, figure skating, ice hockey, race car driving, and skiing.
