James Naismith : the Canadian who invented basketball : Canadian history for kids. - Canada : Professor Beaver, 2020. - 77 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - True Canadian series .

"True Canadian Heroes."

James Naismith was a man of many talents. He was a physician, an innovator, a Christian chaplain, a physical educator and a coach. But he is best known for being the inventor of today's most widely played sports game - the basketball. Read about the man who invented basketball. Learn how the game changed the sports landscape, first in North America and the world.

ISBN: 9780228235828

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Naismith, James, 1861-1939 --Juvenile literature
Basketball--History--Canada--Juvenile literature

Dewey Class. No.: 796.323