Book details

  • Genre:children's fiction
  • Sub-genre:Sports & Recreation / General
  • Age Range (years):6 - 8
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:Too-Tall Foyle
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:24
  • eBook ISBN:9780989334822

Too-Tall Foyle Finds His Game

By Adonal D. Foyle and Shiyana F. Valentine-Williams

Overview

Too-Tall Foyle is having trouble finding a sport that fits his abilities and the other kids keep laughing at him. Will he give up sports entirely or finally find his game? Set in the Caribbean and featuring vibrant illustrations, this book is the first in a heart-warming series based on the life experiences of NBA veteran player Adonal Foyle.
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Description

Featuring vibrant illustrations, Too-Tall Foyle is a heart-warming new children's book series based on the life experiences of NBA veteran player Adonal Foyle. Too-Tall Foyle is a young boy who grows up on a tiny island in the Caribbean and overcomes various hardships and learns important life lessons while on a quest for an education and NBA career. The Too-Tall Foyle series is perfect for children aged from 3 to 8 years. In Book 1, Too-Tall Foyle is having trouble finding a sport that fits his abilities and the other kids keep laughing at him. Will he give up sports entirely or finally find his game?
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About The Author

Former NBA Veteran Player Adonal Foyle grew up in the tiny nation of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, where he first picked up a basketball at the age of 15. His quest for a college education which ultimately led him to the USA and into the NBA is an amazing and inspirational story of ambition, hard work and a little bit of luck. The eighth overall NBA draft pick in 1997, Adonal played for a decade with the Golden State Warriors and three years with the Orlando Magic. Adonal graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University and has a Masters in Sports Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. He is extremely active in the community and founded two non-profit organizations: Democracy Matters (www.democracymatters.org), a non-partisan campus-based project working to get big money out of politics and people in; and Kerosene Lamp Foundation (www.KLFkids.org) which uses basketball to engage and empower at-risk youth to grow into healthy and well-educated leaders in the Caribbean and USA. Adonal has received many honors, including induction into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame and the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
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