Jump by Floyd Cooper is a biography about the life of Michael Jordan. Michael’s young life was all about sports. He loved basketball and played it 24/7. He was always in competition with his brother, Larry. Michael was good but Larry seemed to always be better. With much practice and determination, Michael became a professional basketball player.

The vocabulary words introduced in this story are:

athlete: a person who plays one or many sports

competitor: a person who is trying to win in a game or a sport

championship: the game that decides who is the best player or team

professional: a person who is paid to play a game or a sport

power: another word for strength

court: an area where a game is played

rooting: cheering

entire: another word for whole or complete

The skills included in this story are: