Yao Ming
By: by John Hareas
Series: NBA reader
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9780439591089
Subjects: Chinese Americans; Basketball players; Biography; Houston Rockets (Basketball team)
Other titles: NBA
Description: Yao Ming is the biggest basketball phenomenon since Michael Jordan -- basketball fans everywhere are clamoring for more, more, more about this awesome athlete! Now, with this easy reader, kids will learn all about Yao Ming's amazing life story. From his childhood in China, to his selection as the N B A's #1 draft pick, to his whirlwind year of awards, media attention, and superstardom, this book covers it all. Easy-to-read text and intense game photos will make this book irresistible to even the most reluctant readers.
Table of contents: title: Meet Yao Ming; title: Growing up; title: Star on the rise; title: comoing to America; title: Center of attention; title: Sky's the limit.