SWISH
THE QUEST FOR BASKETBALL'S PERFECT SHOT

Stewart and Kennedy offer an engaging history of the sport, followed by profiles of some of the most impressive shots of all time and the players who made them. Whether they are discussing amazing feats at the college or professional level, the tone is conversational and informative...Casual fans and die-hard followers of the game will find a wide range of information in an accessible and compact package.
— School Library Journal

THE ULTIMATE 10
SPORTS SERIES

The Ultimate 10: Clutch Performers by Mark Stewart is a KEEPER! It will last beyond the current season of sports and will enable new readers to share the information with veteran sports lovers. The Ultimate 10 Sports: Olympics is another classic keeper. Isn't it wonderful that Gareth Stevens created sports books that actually will last and not be easily out-of-date.
––School Library Journal Blog

TEAM SPIRIT
SPORTS SERIES

The Team Spirit series by Mark Stewart is an exciting and thoroughly “kid friendly” collection of historical,
biographical, and pictorial introductions to several of the greatest baseball, football, and basketball teams in American
history. Featuring the remarkable athletic accomplishments, achievements, records and historical landmarks of
professional sports... Providing young sports enthusiasts in grades 3 to 6 with the history of the team, the present day
team lineup, the home stadium, history of the uniform, key players, team legends, a team timeline, fun facts, team
influences and coaches, quotes, major records and awards, TOC, glossary, index, and places to for each team, the
twelve volume Team Spirit series is very strongly recommended for school and community library collections.
— Midwest Book Review

LONG BALL
THE LEGEND AND LORE OF THE HOME RUN

"Baseball fans know that it’s home runs that get them standing on their feet, and this slim book does a great job exploring the phenomenon in all its glory. The authors begin with an interesting, little known prequel to the story of home runs: they were rare and discouraged during the early days of the game. Everything changed with Babe Ruth, who, according to Ty Cobb, “ruined” baseball when he eschewed strategy and went for the long ball. The authors not only profile the famous sluggers––Gehrig, Williams, Jackson, Sosa, and McQwire, to name a few––but they also pick the 10 most famous long balls in history, focusing on the hitter and pitcher as well as the homer itself. A final chapter discusses steroid use and how it has affected players, play, and stats. A highly readable text is extended by excellent graphics, photographs, and reproductions of baseball cards and magazine covers. Sports fans even beyond the target audience will like this, as will many reluctant readers."
––Booklist

MUMMY DEAREST
HOW TWO GUYS IN A POTATO CHIP TRUCK CHANGED THE WAY THE LIVING SEE THE DEAD

"Mummy Dearest moves easily from serious science to lighthearted fun and back, and ultimately serves as an entertaining travelogue of a surprising journey of discovery."
——Amazon.com

WOMEN OF SPORTS
THE BEST OF THE BEST IN:
• Basketball • Figure Skating • Gymnastics
• Soccer • Tennis • Track and Field

"The Women In Sports Series is an excellent example of the heights series nonfiction can attain, and Rutledge scores points for her crisp, involving writing...both informative and inspiring (and without fawning). Lots of dynamic color photos."
—Booklist

"[T]hese atractively packaged and well-written books should find a ready audience among the growing number of youngsters following women's professional sports."
—School Library Journal

EN FUEGO
LATINO BASEBALL'S HOTTEST HITTERS
LATINO BASEBALL'S FINEST FIELDERS

"Great for baseball fans and for those curious to learn more about Latinos and baseball."
—The Resource Center of the Americas

AWARDS
Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, Latino Baseball's Finest Fielders

RUSH TO JUDGMENT
THE SIMEON RICE STORY

"A non-filtered look at a rare man."
—— ProFootballWeekly.com

"The Bucs' controversial defensive end tells his side of every story— including Tampa Bay's Super Bowl run, and how he got kicked off the 2003 Pro Bowl team."
—— Sports Illustrated Between-the-Lines, 12/20/04

ONE WILD RIDE
THE LIFE OF SKATEBOARDING SUPERSTAR TONY HAWK

"This well-organized book will be welcome in collections needing material on the topic."
—— School Library Journal

MARIO LEMIEUX
OWN THE ICE

"This biography...will have wide appeal to fans of the sport....The accessible text moves beyond the typical athletes chronology by decribing Lemieux's drive and attitude toward the game and giving readers a sense of what it takes to succeed at that level....This well-written biography is an inspirational portrait of an athlete who is confident, courageous, driven, and compassionate."
—— Booklist

"This well-written account presents a sympathetic and rounded portrait of the famous hockey player's career. Stewart describes both Lemieux's hockey feats and his battle with cancer, though little else about his private life. Supplementing the narrative are well-chosen, appropriately captioned black-and-white and color photos."
—— The Horn Book Guide

THE PETTYS
TRIUMPHS & TRAGEDIES OF AUTO RACING'S FIRST FAMILY

"The Pettys' connection to racing dates back to the days patriarch Lee repaired cars for moonshiners who held secret competitions to see who had the fastest vehicles. Since NASCAR's first race in 1949, the Pettys, known as the First Family of Racing, have been have been competitors, role models, and icons. This appealingly formatted text is informative, filled with trivia and quotes from family members and racing rivals, and extended with enough black-and-white and color photographs to delight both diehard racing fans and the simply curious."
—— Booklist

STOCK MARKET SMART

"This well-organized book will be welcome in collections needing material on the topic."
—— School Library Journal

"The book's format helps to make the sometimes sophisticated information accessible: page layout is enhanced by full-color, computer-generated illustrations, shaded sidebars, and charts."
—— Booklist

HOME RUN HEROES
MARK MCGWIRE & SAMMY SOSA

"Sometimes books that come out so quickly after an event seem cobbled together and done with speed, rather than quality, in mind. This book, however, manages to capture some of the exuberence of the great home-run record chase of the 1998 baseball season....The colorful layout, sprinkled with quotes and statistics, is sure to spark interest...This book is sure to move off the shelves. "
—— School Library Journal

AWARDS
International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choice for 2000

SWEET VICTORY
LANCE ARMSTRONG'S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

"This easy-to-read title is as inspirational as it is informational."
—— School Library Journal