A traditional nonfiction text covering many influential athletes in basketball. The text marks the interest level at grades 2-4 but I believe students up through 6th or 7th grade would also pick up this text. The lower reading level may support students at this upper range to practice reading with something they are interested in. Standard alignment is included to to support educators. A timeline at the end helps to put the many athletes (named in bold throughout the text) in chronological order. For libraries serving elementary and middle school students.