At the Top of Their Game (Groups 1 ? 2)

This series celebrates the influence of prominent
athletes on history and popular culture. Curious readers will explore the
unique, dramatic, and inspiring stories of some of the world's greatest athletic
superstars. Each book details the life and career of a distinguished athlete,
outlining their childhood, their early achievements, their professional setbacks
and triumphs, and their ultimate path to stunning success. In addition, these
biographies elevate the invaluable contributions these athletes have made to
their sport, their communities, and the wider culture as important features of
their enduring legacies.
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