United States Tennis Association

by David Rausch

Overview

Smashing serves on clay, grass, and hard courts, professional tennis players keep the ball in line no matter the playing surface. Serving up a ton of fun, this title follows the world’s best tennis players through the Grand Slam circuit. Young readers are sure to think it’s an ace!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612119687
Publisher:	Bellwether Media
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Major League Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	49 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 3–5—With simplified vocabulary and sentences, these books introduce the basics of each sport, including history, teams, rules of play, and playoffs and championships. Exciting color photos and time lines supplement the short texts. The books' brevity will disappoint most readers, and facts presented without context can be misleading. Under the headline "The First President," Football notes that "Sports star Jim Thorpe was the first president of the league. He was known as 'the greatest athlete in the world.'" While it is true that Thorpe, who was Native American, was named president of the American Professional Football Conference (predecessor to the NFL) shortly after it formed in 1922, he was a figurehead at a time when people of color, including Native American Thorpe, were barred from playing alongside whites in most pro sports. Soccer and Tennis, both with a relatively narrow focus, are somewhat more successful in their presentations.

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