The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park
Product Details:
Paperback: $9.95
Paperback: 114 Pages
Illustrations: None
Product Dimensions: 5.83 x 0.26 x 8.27 inches
Genre: Juvenile Fiction/Sports/Basketball
ISBN-13: 978-0986059308
Paperback: $9.95
Paperback: 114 Pages
Illustrations: None
Product Dimensions: 5.83 x 0.26 x 8.27 inches
Genre: Juvenile Fiction/Sports/Basketball
ISBN-13: 978-0986059308
Let's Inspire our kids to be brave, optimistic, and self-determined.
The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park is a fun and inspiring middle-grade chapter book filled with heart, heroics, and a hilarious talking basketball. It’s a classic underdog story that will ultimately teach kids the importance of courage, teamwork, friendship, and respect in a fun way.
The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park is a fun and inspiring middle-grade chapter book filled with heart, heroics, and a hilarious talking basketball. It’s a classic underdog story that will ultimately teach kids the importance of courage, teamwork, friendship, and respect in a fun way.
Target Audience
This high-quality paperback book is appropriate for boys and girls ages 8-12 who enjoy fast-paced stories with short, action-filled chapters. It’s the right choice for kids who like books about team sports, basketball, underdogs, and rivalries. It’s perfect for reluctant readers and newly independent readers who are looking for more challenging stories.
This high-quality paperback book is appropriate for boys and girls ages 8-12 who enjoy fast-paced stories with short, action-filled chapters. It’s the right choice for kids who like books about team sports, basketball, underdogs, and rivalries. It’s perfect for reluctant readers and newly independent readers who are looking for more challenging stories.
Benefits
The story illustrates how young children can find their inner sports hero and overcome obstacles by reaching deep within, talking to family, connecting with friends, and being aware that they are not alone. Despite having a huge problem to solve, the characters learn to band together with teamwork, stay positive, and utilize their hard-earned skills.
The story illustrates how young children can find their inner sports hero and overcome obstacles by reaching deep within, talking to family, connecting with friends, and being aware that they are not alone. Despite having a huge problem to solve, the characters learn to band together with teamwork, stay positive, and utilize their hard-earned skills.
What's the Story?
All Bernard wanted to do while staying with his grandparents in Elmdale for the summer was work on his basketball skills so he could make the freshman team. But when greed threatens to destroy the small basketball town's historic Elmdale Park and basketball tradition, Bernard takes action and attempts to win a big tournament to save it. Courage, skills, and determination shine as he and his team try to help restore the town's park, legacy and tradition to its previous glory!
All Bernard wanted to do while staying with his grandparents in Elmdale for the summer was work on his basketball skills so he could make the freshman team. But when greed threatens to destroy the small basketball town's historic Elmdale Park and basketball tradition, Bernard takes action and attempts to win a big tournament to save it. Courage, skills, and determination shine as he and his team try to help restore the town's park, legacy and tradition to its previous glory!
Youth Literacy Programs
"The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park" book and educational curriculum has been featured in other literacy initiatives like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's "The Big Game: Dribble, Pass, Read"; DeMar DeRozan's "Slam Dunk Book Club", and other Hoop Kid® literacy events and programs for students.
"The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park" book and educational curriculum has been featured in other literacy initiatives like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's "The Big Game: Dribble, Pass, Read"; DeMar DeRozan's "Slam Dunk Book Club", and other Hoop Kid® literacy events and programs for students.
"We are very excited to PARTNER with Teko in spreading the word about the importance of reading. His Hoop Kid books and events flow well with our initiative to utilize sports as a hook to teach life skills."
Waymond King,
Senior Director of Programs & Operations
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
"Thank you for sharing the book, “The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park” I had a chance to read it with my 10 year old and really liked the messages and feel like they would resonate with our youth, especially the participants in our new reading initiative, THE BIG GAME."
Tina Shah
Sr. Director, STEM and Educational Foundations
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
"The students and teachers really enjoyed the [Basketball Book Party] reading night!
Thank you again!"
Dianne Sweeney
Reading Teacher, Rosehill Elementary
Overland Park, KS
Waymond King,
Senior Director of Programs & Operations
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
"Thank you for sharing the book, “The Hoop Kid from Elmdale Park” I had a chance to read it with my 10 year old and really liked the messages and feel like they would resonate with our youth, especially the participants in our new reading initiative, THE BIG GAME."
Tina Shah
Sr. Director, STEM and Educational Foundations
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
"The students and teachers really enjoyed the [Basketball Book Party] reading night!
Thank you again!"
Dianne Sweeney
Reading Teacher, Rosehill Elementary
Overland Park, KS
