Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes

Keeping up with the fascinating facts about basketball can make your brain feel like it's been dribbled down the court!

What is a haiku?

In 1975 Saturday Night Live came out of the gate swinging, with a daring, bold, and rebellious vibe that was new to television back then.

Is that a bird?

How does a roll of leather become a pair of basketball shoes?

For a professional player, basketball isn't just a fun game-it's a job.

What are graphic novels?

Chosen first overall in the 2008 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, Derrick Rose is one of the most explosive players in basketball.

From best-selling author Brian P.

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all.

When the carnivorous Meat face the herbivorous Grass Clippers, rims are sure to rattle!

From three-pointers to slam dunks, Swish: The Quest for Basketball's Perfect Shot goes beyond the record books and explores all aspects of making a basket.

After breaking records and winning awards in college basketball, Brittney Griner was the first pick in the 2013 WNBA draft.

What is a haiku?

Carmelo Anthony has had an incredible basketball career.

Kevin Love knows how to win basketball games.

From dribbling the ball to shooting a basket, basketball is fun!

Yao Ming is a force on the basketball court.

Whether he's soaring through the air for a powerful slam dunk, threading the ball to a teammate for a key shot, or launching a new pair of Nikes, the Miami Heat's LeBron James is one of the most exciting athletes in the world.

Hold your horses!

Clear the hurdles.

An A for effort.

On cloud nine.

A taste of your own medicine.

Farting around.

In a pickle.

Win by a nose.

What would you do if you were bullied by a classmate or a baby sister?

Can you imagine a snake throwing a ball or a little boy walking up high on a wall?

Journalists should avoid cliches, but they are just too useful.

Lograr que los nios se aficionen a analizar su entorno con un poquito de picarda, con un poquito de guasa respetuosa y hasta con un poquito de malicia constructiva contina siendo una de las prioridades que, como escritor, asume Masuriel.

Create simple seasonal and holiday doodles using multicolored pens!

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * High Plains Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * Snow Willow Award - ShortlistedSadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball.

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * High Plains Book Award - Winner, Young Adult * Red Maple Fiction Award - Shortlisted * Snow Willow Award - ShortlistedSadia wishes life in high school was as straightforward as a game of basketball.

If you have ever wondered where the people that your mother warned you about actually come from?

Explorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield.

Explorers like Amelia Earhart and Chris Hadfield.

Need a way to shut up some snooty kid when he gloats about his private school?

Need a way to shut up some snooty kid when he gloats about his private school?

Teach your little ones about words and start building their vocabulary with the help of Snoopy and his pals.

Teach your little ones about shapes with the help of Snoopy and his pals.

Teach your little ones about counting and numbers with the help of Snoopy and his pals.

Teach your little ones about the colors with the help of Snoopy and his pals.

When Dilbert first appeared in newspapers across the country in 1989, office workers looked around suspiciously.

Cubicle-dwelling business people the world over have been knowingly nodding, faithfully push-pinning their favorite strips to their cube walls, and--most of all--belly laughing out loud ever since Dilbert first arrived on the scene.

When Dilbert first appeared in newspapers across the country in 1989, office workers looked around suspiciously.

Cubicle-dwelling business people the world over have been knowingly nodding, faithfully push-pinning their favorite strips to their cube walls, and--most of all--belly laughing out loud ever since Dilbert first arrived on the scene.

Silly games for silly people, from babies to boomers and beyond!

It begins with the arrival not of a detective, but of disaster: Badfort is for sale, but when Uncle decides to buy it, demolish it, and build a pleasantly appointed park on the site, he is forestalled.