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Little Shaq / by Shaquille O'Neal ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III.

O'Neal, Shaquille. (Author). Taylor, Theodore, III, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Seven-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, a talented basketball and video game player, learns to share the spotlight with his cousin Barry when the youngsters work together to earn money by watering plants.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781619637214
  • Physical Description: 73 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Target Audience Note:
590L Lexile
Decoding demand: 74 (high) Semantic demand: 85 (very high) Syntactic demand: 76 (high) Structure demand: 82 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.4 0.5 179773.
Subject: O'Neal, Shaquille > Childhood and youth > Fiction.
O'Neal, Shaquille > Childhood and youth > Juvenile fiction.
Cousins > Juvenile fiction.
Money-making projects > Juvenile fiction.
Teamwork (Sports) > Juvenile fiction.
Gardening > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library CHAP JE ONE (Text) 0001002092607 JUV Chapter Available -

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Little Shaq
Little Shaq
by O'Neal, Shaquille; Taylor, Theodore (Illustrator)
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Little Shaq


For early reader sports fans, this series from superstar Shaquille O'Neal will inspire kids to love reading. When Little Shaq and his cousin Barry accidentally break their favorite video game, they need to find a way to replace it. That's when Little Shaq's science project inspires a solution: a gardening business. They can water their neighbors' gardens to raise money for a new game! Little Shaq and Barry make a great team both on and off the basketball court, but will their business be as successful as they hoped? Showing kids that anything is possible with the support of friends and family, Little Shaq will inspire them to love reading, play fair, and have fun! Read all the books in the Little Shaq series! Little Shaq Little Shaq Takes a Chance Little Shaq: Star of the Week "The straightforward language is well-tailored to the target audience, and there's no missing the earnest, obvious messages about compromise, teamwork, and community involvement." --Publishers Weekly "A conflict-resolution story that may well inspire young sports lovers to garden--or young gardeners to pick up a basketball." --Kirkus Reviews "The language is simple and the story filled with a sense of community and friendship. . . . A sweet addition to chapter book collections." -- School Library Journal

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