New Releases by Sydelle Kramer

Whose hands were so big he held the basketball like a grapefruit? Which center singlehandedly changed the way defense was played? From Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, young hoops fans can read about eleven legendary players in this exciting look at basketball's greatest slam-dunking, hoop-hanging superstars.

Called the "Great Pathfinder", Daniel Boone is most famous for opening up the West to settlers through Kentucky. A symbol of America's pioneering spirit Boone was a skilled outdoorsman and an avid reader although he never attended school. Sydelle Kramer skillfully recounts Boone's many adventures such as the day he rescued his own daughter from kidnappers.

Text and photographs provide an introduction to submarines.

Discusses the life and hockey career of the man nicknamed "The Great One" and hailed as the best player in the history of the NHL.

Kramer features brief profiles of such hard-hitting baseball players as Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron. Full-color illustrations.

Kramer examines the careers and accomplishments of four superstar hockey goalkeepers: Dominik Hasek, Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy, and Ed Belfour. Full color.

Zack and his father go to Hawaii where Zack has an unfortunate encounter with an angry volcano goddess.

Profiles four star players in the National Football League: Deion Sander, Barry Sanders, Jerry Rice and Troy Aikman.

Presents brief sketches of four top female figure skaters: Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, and Michelle Kwan.

Wayne Gretzky, Eric Lindros, MArio lemieux, Patrick Roy ... they have no fear. They have no mercy. They are four of the greatest players in hockey today. Read all about them.

Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness.

Describes the lives of noted basketball players David Robinson, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Discusses the miscellaneous junk floating in space, how it got there, what effects it can have, and what can be done about it.