Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball

FROM SARAH:

Elgin Baylor shaped the way basketball looks today, yet many young readers (and plenty of grown-ups) have never heard his name. Jen Bryant’s lively text, paired with Frank Morrison’s gloriously energetic illustrations, tells the story of the player who seemed to defy the laws of physics on the court.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team.

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