Carmelo Anthony

From the Series Amazing Athletes

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Carmelo Anthony has had an incredible basketball career. As a freshman at Syracuse University in 2003, he led his team to victory in the national championship game. Next Carmelo joined the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Denver Nuggets for the 2003-2004 season. As one of the best scorers in basketball, he helped turn the Nuggets into a winning team. Carmelo loves playing in front of his hometown fans after being traded to the New York Knicks during the 2010-2011 season. Learn more about one of the NBA’s biggest stars.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category Sports
Copyright 2014
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2014-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.7
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007100, JNF054020
Dewey 796.323092
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.375 x 8.625
Lexile 730
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 3.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 161752
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Photo captions, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Jon M. Fishman

Jon M. Fishman is an editor, author, and sports fan. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife and three dogs.

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Amazing Athletes

Inspire sports fans with the success stories of Amazing Athletes. These attractive high-interest biographies include a description of an athlete’s career from the beginning through his or her current achievements. This series is perfect for reluctant readers. View available downloads →