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A review by notspacemanlee
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany by Andrew Maraniss
5.0
Admittedly, I purchased this book because Andrew Maraniss is a Vanderbilt man. But my 5-star rating is not skewed for it.
This is a wonderful book primarily for boys in the 3-7 grade range. While the book's primary focus is on the 1936 U.S. Olympic Mens Basketball Team, Maraniss has a wonderful way of bringing broader issues of that era within the book without sermonizing.
It should foster wonderful discussion amongst a teacher & students .. or even a parent reading the book with a child.
Such as:
The concept of Patriotism v. Nationalism
The use of propaganda
and discrimination against race, religion, and ethnicity
Maraniss also does a terrific job drawing a bridging both the historical roots of basketball along with the 1936 U.S. Olympic Basketball team to the game as Young Adults know it today.
All elementary and middle school librarians should consider purchasing a copy of this book.
5/5 stars (and Andrew, if you are lurking, Go Dores!)
This is a wonderful book primarily for boys in the 3-7 grade range. While the book's primary focus is on the 1936 U.S. Olympic Mens Basketball Team, Maraniss has a wonderful way of bringing broader issues of that era within the book without sermonizing.
It should foster wonderful discussion amongst a teacher & students .. or even a parent reading the book with a child.
Such as:
The concept of Patriotism v. Nationalism
The use of propaganda
and discrimination against race, religion, and ethnicity
Maraniss also does a terrific job drawing a bridging both the historical roots of basketball along with the 1936 U.S. Olympic Basketball team to the game as Young Adults know it today.
All elementary and middle school librarians should consider purchasing a copy of this book.
5/5 stars (and Andrew, if you are lurking, Go Dores!)