At the Top of Their Game (Group 2)

At the Top of Their Game profiles distinguished athletes
and explores their influential role in history, culture, and society. This set
looks at the lives of Neymar, Mookie Betts, Simone Biles, Stephen Curry, Lionel
Messi, and Drew Brees, highlighting the athletes' achievements in the context of
their background and early influences. In addition to examining their
achievements and successes, this set takes a closer look at the struggles and
setbacks that shaped the lives of these athletes. Each book draws readers into
the captivating ways these athletes transformed into legends.
Each Book
Contains:

• A list of the highlights of each athlete's career

• In-depth
sidebars exploring interesting details about the athlete's life, profiling
influential pioneers of the athlete's sport, and providing other information to
supplement these compelling biographies

• A timeline of the major events and
achievements in each athlete's life
Curriculum Connections:

• Sidebars and
primary-source excerpts from newspapers and magazines give context to the
figure's life and times, the prevailing social and cultural norms, the state of
the game before the profiled figure's entry, and how the athlete may have
introduced innovation or ?upped? the game

• Differentiated instruction is
presented through URLs to videos of and about these athletes and through other
sources that provide more information

• High-concept presentation promotes
critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the people and the
cultural and socioeconomic climate in which they lived