The Harlem Globetrotters present the points behind basketball /

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by Dobrow, Larry,
[ 12. Miscellaneous ] Series: Science of fun stuff Ready-to-Read Physical details: 40 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Harlem Globetrotters. | Newton, Isaac, --1642-1727. | Basketball. | Physics. 12. Miscellaneous Item type : 12. Miscellaneous
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Somerset Elementary School 796.323 DOB Available

Includes a Science of Basketball Quiz.

Sir Isaac Newton, basketball sage -- How to make that basket -- The physics behind the tricks -- The chemistry of the ball -- But wait: There's more!

"Have you ever wondered how a Harlem Globetrotters player can spin a basketball on one finger for so long? Or what a basketball is made of? Or how the laws of physics are also the laws of basketball? You're only a few four-point shots away from becoming a Science of Fun Stuff Expert on basketball!" -- Publisher description.

Ages: 6-8.