LEBRON JAMES books - 1st Grade Reading Level (Hi/Lo books included)

LeBron James is a sports phenom and these books might get your hesitant kids reading.

I found 3 books at the First Grade reading level.  One is for younger readers who are working at the 1st Grade level. The remaining 2 are Hi/Low readers.  That is, they are for older readers (4th-8th Grade) that are reading at this level.  The fantastic topic might hook them on reading!

**There are no books at the Kindergarten level, nor the Second Grade reading level.  
**all ratings from GoodReads 
**all links to Amazon.com 


A Hi/Lo Reader

LeBron James
(Basketball's Mvps - Reading Power)
by Dan Osier

4.8 STARS from 10 GoodReaders

This book puts the emphasis on how LeBron had to overcome a difficult childhood and includes interesting facts like how his mother wouldn't let him play basketball until High School.

Covers up to the Miami Heat days.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 123
Page Count: 24
Accelerated reading level: 1.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 142195
--amazon

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LeBron James


A Hi/Lo Reader

LeBron James: Basketball Legend
(Inspiring Lives)
by Shanya Worthy

Lots of pictures and it follows the basketball legend up to this Cleveland Cavaliers, consecutive playoff days.  

HIGH-Low Reader
Word Count: 209
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 136161
--amazon

LeBron James: Basketball Star
(Sports Superstars)
by Mary Hoffman

4.88 STARS from 16 GoodReaders 

This short biography of the NBA star LeBron Jame is actually for First Graders.

Word Count: 141
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110389
--amazon

LeBron James: Estrella del baloncesto
Word Count:173
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 2.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110389

compiled by Pam
December 2014

Hi-Lo Books At the 2nd Grade Level

The following books are the Hi-Lo selections from the ALSC (Association for Library Services) School-Age Programs and Services Committee report for those reading at the Second Grade level.

Basketball Bats
by Betty Hicks

BookLists says: A winner for young sports fans.Gym Shorts series.
Lower Grades.

Fourth-grader Henry and his basketball teammates take on the Tigers, a bigger and more organized group, and learn much about sportsmanship, friendship and working as a team.

You can get Baseball Bats .AND. Goofoff Goalie together for a good price here.

Word Count: 5,424
Page Count: 64
Accelerated Reading level: 2.6 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 121937
Lexile: 340L

• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (2008)
• ISBN-10: 1596432438
• sample pages available

Nightmare on Joe's Street
by Jon Scieszka

adapted by Zachary Rau

Graphic Novel series.

Despite being hugely popular, and despite (and perhaps because of) it's being turned into a television series, Nightmare on Joe's Street is difficult to locate. We suggest your local library, or the 'Used' section of Amazon or one of the other book vendors.

Description: The Time Warp guys come face-to-face with Frankenstein’s monster and he's in the wrong era. He needs to get back to Mary Shelley and the 19th Century.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 3771
Accelerated Reading level:  2.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 109772

• Publisher: HarperTrophy (2006)
• ISBN-10: 0061116394

compiled by Pam T


See the 1st Grade Hi-Lo reading list here.

Hi-Lo Books At the 1st Grade Level

In 2009, the ALSC (Association for Library Services) School-Age Programs and Services Committee sat down and conjured up a list of books they thought were excellent choices for reluctant readers in the 9 to 14 year-old range. They put the list out in a PDF with the books listed alphabetically. They did not however include the reading level information for these books, and this we have done.

Here is the only book at the First Grade level.

Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever

by Jay Lynch, Dean Haspiel (Illustrator)

Lower Grades.
Graphic Novel.

Mona and Joey loooove the Might Mojo, their favorite superhero, so much so that the hero passes on his superhero costume. A fight for possession follows and the super suit gets ripped in half, leaving each of them with only half of the power. Can the twins now learn to work together to fight Saw-Jaw?

Word Count: 1,055
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading level: 1.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 122756
Lexile: GN240L

• Publisher: Toon Books (2008)
• ISBN-10: 0979923859
• sample pages available
  

compiled by Pam T


See the 2nd Grade Hi-Lo reading list here.