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Resource list of children’s sports literature and film

Books

Baseball

The Babe & I 
by David A. Adler
Ages 4-8

Ballpark
by Elisha Cooper
Ages 4-8
Be The Best You Can Be
By Kirby Puckett, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12  
Black Diamond
by Pat McKissack
Ages 9-12
Casey at the Bat
by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
ages 9-12 
Count Me in
by Greg Brown, Cal Ripkin
Ages 9-12
Dirt on Their Skirts
by Doreen Rappaport
Ages 4-8    

Extra Innings: Baseball Poems
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Ages 9-12

Follow Your Dreams
by Mo Vaughn, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12   

Game Day: Behind the Scenes at a Ballpark
Robert Young
Ages 4-8

The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
by Jean L. S. Patrick
Ages 4-8  

Gold Dust
by Chris Lynch
Ages 9-12

Hank Aaron, Brave in Every Way
by Peter Golenbock
Ages 4-8  

Hit a Grand Slam
by Alex Rodriguez, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth
Robert Burleigh
Ages 4-8 

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord
Ages 9-12

Jackie and Me
by Dan Gutman
Ages 9-12

Jim Abbott: All-American Pitcher
by Howard Reiser
Ages 9-12

The Journal of Biddy Owens
by Walter Dean Myers
Ages 9-12   

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man
David Adler
Ages 4-8

Patience Pays 
By Edgar Martinez, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12 

Satchel Paige
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Ages 9-12

Stealing Home
by Barry Denenberg 
Ages 9-12

Teammates
by Peter Golenbock
Ages 4-8

Thank You, Jackie Robinson
by Barbara Cohen
Ages 9-12 
That Sweet Diamond
by Paul B. Janeczko
Ages 9-12 

Zachary's Ball
by Matt Tavares
Ages 4-8

Basketball
The Basket Counts
by Arnold Adoff
Ages 9-12

Bounce Back
by Sheryl Swoopes, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Change the Game 
By Grant Hill
Ages 9-12 

Confidence Counts
by Gary Payton, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

For the Love of the
by Eloise Greenfield
Ages 4-8   

Hoops
by Robert Burleigh
Ages 4-8

Reach Higher
by Scottie Pippen, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12 

The Reluctant Star
by Rodger W. Griffeth
Ages 9-12

Rimshots
by Charles, Jr Smith
Ages 9-12 

Salt in His Shoes
by Deloris Jordan
Ages 4-8

Swish
by Michael Sampson
Ages 4-8  

Wheel Wizards
by Matt Christopher
Ages 9-12

Football
America's Greatest Game
by James, Jr. Buckley
Ages 9-12    

Comeback Kid
by John Elway, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

First & Goal 
by Dan Marino, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12 

Forever Young
by Steve Young, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Keep Your Head Up
by Kurt Warner, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12  

Make the Right Call
by Drew Bledsoe, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Never Say Never
by Doug Flutie, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12 

Peyton Manning: Rising Son
by Mark Stewart
Ages 9-12

Quarterbacks
by George Sullivan
Ages 9-12

Strength of the Heart
by Marcus Allen, Carlton Stowers
Ages 9-12

Things Change
by Troy Aikman, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12
Hockey
Cammi Granato: Hockey Pioneer
by Thom Loverro
Ages 9-12  

The Hockey Sweater
by Roch Carrier
Ages 9-12

My Leafs Sweater
by Mike Leonetti
Ages 4-8   

Pursue Your Goals
by Eric Lindros, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Sam the Zamboni Man
by James Stevenson
Ages 4-8 

Wild League on Ice
by Jim Brewster
Ages 4-8

Other
Always Dream
by Kristi Yamaguchi, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

The Ancient Greek Olympics
by Richard Woff

Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's
by Jack Canfield
Ages 9-12

The Game and the Glory
by Michelle Akers, Gregg Lewis

Go for the Goal
by Mia Hamm, Aaron Heifetz
Ages 4-8

Goal
by Robert Burleigh

Good Sports: Athletes Your Kids Can Look Up to 
by Beckett Publishing

Heart of Gold
by Kerri Strug, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

Jesse Owens: Champion Athlete
by Rick Rennert
Ages 9-12

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion
by Guernsey Van Riper
Ages 9-12

Let the Games Begin! 
by Maya Ajmera
Ages 9-12

Sweet Victory
by Mark Stewart

The Story of the Olympics
by Dave Anderson, Carl Lewis
Ages 9-12 

Tiger Woods: An American Master
by Nicholas Edwards
Ages 9-12

Venus & Serena
 by Bill Gutman
Ages 9-12  

Wilma Unlimited
by Kathleen Krull
Ages 4-8

A Winning Edge
by Bonnie Blair, Greg Brown
Ages 9-12

The Kids Guide to Service projects
by Barbara Lewis

 Sports movies

Angels in the Outfield (PG, 1994)

The Bad News Bears (PG, 1976)

Bend it Like Beckham (PG-13, 2002)

Blue Chips (PG-13, 1994)

Bring It On (PG-13, 2000)

Chariots of Fire (PG, 1981)

Cool Runnings (PG, 1993)

The Cutting Edge (PG, 1991)

Field of Dreams (PG, 1989)

Finding Forrester (PG-13, 2000)

Hoosiers (PG, 1987)

The Karate Kid (PG, 1984)

Love & Basketball (PG-13, 2000)

The Natural (PG, 1984)

Remember the Titans (PG, 2000)

Rocky (PG, 1976)

The Rookie (G, 2002)

Rudy (PG, 1993)

The Sandlot (PG, 1993)

 

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