All About Stephen Curry

by Anthony Curcio, Amber Calderon (Illustrator), Colleen Deignan (Illustrator)

Overview

"A six-time NBA All-Star, Wardell Stephen Curry II (known as Stephen) was named the NBA Most Valuable Player twice and won three NBA championships. He was largely thought of as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry was the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring. Curry's father was former NBA player Dell Curry. The family's support of his father instilled a deep love of basketball in Curry, and led to him becoming one of the top record-setters in the sport"--

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681571744
Publisher:	Cardinal Publishers Group
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	All About...People Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1060L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 14 Years

About the Author

Anthony Curcio is a five-time best-selling author whose Juvenile non-fiction sports books have sold more than 400,000 copies since 2016. He has a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from Washington State University and is an educational consultant and speaker. Anthony lives in Seattle with his wife and two daughters.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Chapter 1 Growing Up Curry 1

Chapter 2 Don't Shoot from the Hip 11

Chapter 3 Coach Bob 22

Chapter 4 The Cinderella Season 30

Chapter 5 The Rookie 46

Chapter 6 Breaking Ankles Comeback 56

Chapter 7 The Rise of a Star 65

Chapter 8 The Kerr Effect 72

Chapter 9 We are the Champions 80

Chapter 10 The Best Ever 86

Chapter 11 The (NBA's) First Family 95

Author Bio 103

Quotes 104

Glossary 105

Stephen Curry Timeline 110

World Timeline 112

References 114

Index 115