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This is the 1st book in any basketball library should be Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success. It is an amazing book that will help children develop a healthy definition of success that they can use in sports, school, and life.
The story takes two friends Inch and Miles on a journey to learn the blocks of John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. The main characters, Inch and Miles, are given a magical whistle by Coach Wooden to help them on their journey to understand the meaning of success.
The colorful characters that Inch and Miles encounter are unique. Each represents one block in the Pyramid of Success.
Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success is a great resource for parents, teachers, coaches, and any person who works closely with children.
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In a classroom, a teacher could read one section a week or a day. A youth basketball coach could encourage the parents to buy a copy and read to the child.
It is a great book for many reasons.
- The Pyramid of Success: It is based on John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success which is a great blue print for life. Every parents, youth coach, and youth athlete can benefit from learning and applying the blocks of the pyramid to life.
- Colorful Characters: Each character is colorful and drawn with incredible skill. The message of each character is presented in a rhyming poem. It is fun to read and great to hear.
- Excitement: The story has a great plot and leaves the readers waiting
Below are the blogs for each theme:
Inch and Miles: The Magic Whistle: As our heroes begin the quest to find the answer to Mr. Wooden’s question, what is success? Inch and Miles are given a special whistle that will be of great assistance on their journey to understanding success. Below are Mr. Wooden’s final words of advice to our heroes:
The First Row
Cornerstone: Axelrod the Ant: Hard Work: Axelrod the Ant teaches Inch and Miles about one of the cornerstones to the John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. Axelrod is the first character Inch and Miles meet. Axelrod shares his story of hard work.
Charlie the Chimp: Friendship
Loyalty
Betty the Bee: Cooperation
Cornerstone: Rhonda the Robin: Enthusiasm
The 2nd Row
Tess the Trout: Self-Control
Rascal the Rabbit: Alertness
Skittles the Squirell: Action
Fred the Frog: Determination
The 3rd Row
Hugh the Horse: Fitness
Silky the Spider: Skill
Louie the Lion: Team Spirit
The 4th Row
Everett the Eagle: Poise
Albert the Alligator: ConfidenceThe Top of the Pyramid
Personal Best
Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success is an amazing teaching tool to help youngsters reach a healthy definition of success. The story does a great job of teaching John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. The main characters, Inch and Miles, are given a magical whistle to borrow to help them on their journey to understand the meaning of success.
The colorful characters that Inch and Miles encounter are unique. Each represents one block in the Pyramid of Success. (The pyramid from the book is displayed on a teacher’s webpage in San Marcos, California.)
Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success is a great resource for parents, teachers, coaches, and any person who works closely with children.
In one of my high school classes, each day we read a section. After the selection is read, students respond to a writing prompt that forces them to reflect and very often is the starting point for a classroom discussion.
Below are the blogs for each theme:
Inch and Miles: The Magic Whistle
NEED TO ADD
Axelrod the Ant: Hard Work
Rhonda the Robin: Enthusiasm
Charlie the Chimp: Friendship
Betty the Bee: Cooperation
Tess the Trout: Self-Control
Rascal the Rabbit: Alertness
Skittles the Squirell: Action
Fred the Frog: Determination
Hugh the Horse: Fitness
Silky the Spider: Skill
Louie the Lion: Team Spirit
Everett the Eagle: Poise
Albert the Alligator: Confidence
Personal Best
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