Coy, John.

Hoop genius : how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball / John Coy ; illustrations by Joe Morse. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda, 2013. - [36] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Relates the story of how James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 when he faced a class of energetic students and wanted something new, exciting, and fast to keep them happy.

ISBN: 9780761366171 (lib. bdg.) 17.64

Source: Copper Beech

LCCN: 2011021235

Subjects--Personal Names:
Naismith, James, 1861-1939 --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Basketball--History--United States--Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: 796.323/2