Long before he invented one of the most popular sports of all-time, young James Naismith was an imaginative child-- perhaps just like you. From an early age, James knew he wanted to do something big with his life. He wasn't sure exactly how, but he wanted to give something to the world that would enrich countless lives. Learn how this creative little boy who dreamed big dreams, grew into an iconic innovator of sport and eventually did, indeed, wind up changing the world. Told in an appealing rhyme with avocabulary for adults and children, Game Maker will delight every reader!
Game Maker’s inspirational message is based on historical insights that Author Brian Hanni learned while interviewing Jim Naismith, the grandson of the Father of Basketball. With a young boy’s competitive spirit and enthusiasm for all sports, James Naismith made up games working on his family’s farm in Canada and mastered “Duck on a Rock” a popular schoolyard game. Believing that becoming a physical education teacher would be the way he could make a difference in people’s lives, after graduating from college, James Naismith moved to Springfield, Massachusetts. At his job at the YMCA, he was asked to create an indoor game because the winters were so cold. Naismith drew upon his childhood experiences and education – and basketball was born! Told in an appealing rhyme with a vocabulary for adults and children, Game Maker will delight every reader!
