Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- ISBN-10
- 0896867374
- ISBN-13
- 9780896867376
- Series
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Crestwood House
- Authors
- Carl R. Green, William Reynolds Sanford
Description
The life & career of Lew Alcindor, better known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was named the NBA Most Valuable Player six times.
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