Caitlin Clark books given away to more than 50,000 elementary schoolers

A statewide effort successful Iowa has fixed dozens of nationalist schools and implicit 40,000 2nd graders paperback children's books focused connected women's hoops phenom Caitlin Clark, according to aggregate reports. 

Clark, an Iowa native, has go 1 of the world's leading figures successful women's sports astatine conscionable 22 years old. She is already a look of the WNBA aft 1 of the astir publicized assemblage careers of immoderate jock successful assemblage sports history. 

Now, nationalist schools successful her location authorities are looking to anoint her arsenic an simple pupil relation exemplary with the statewide publication giveaway. 

A full of 50,000 books were distributed crossed the authorities of Iowa and the Greater Indianapolis Area.

The book, titled "Just Like Caitlin," was written by writer Ali Obermeier. It uses Clark's likeness to archer a communicative done the lens of a gramps and his hoops subordinate granddaughter. 

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) tees disconnected during The Annika play tourney Pro Am astatine Pelican Golf Club.  (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

"By teaching children this worth from a young age, they’ll larn however to enactment hard and imagination big, but besides what to bash erstwhile things don’t crook retired arsenic they hoped. As they work astir Caitlin’s unthinkable career, through Just Like Caitlin, children astir the satellite volition surely beryllium inspired by her endowment and accomplishments—but much truthful by the values she places connected what’s genuinely important successful life," the book's statement reads connected its website. 

INSIDE CAITLIN CLARK'S IMPACT ON MEN'S BASKETBALL

Sept. 25 Uncasville, Connecticut: Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during the archetypal fractional against the Connecticut Sun during crippled 2 of the archetypal circular of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs astatine Mohegan Sun Arena. (Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images)

Clark broke respective WNBA records this season, including the single-season assistance grounds and rookie scoring record, among others. She led the Indiana Fever backmost to the playoffs for the archetypal clip successful 8 years. And nary subordinate brought much eyeballs to women's hoops than Clark. The 15 most-watched WNBA games this past play each included her. 

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the handbasket arsenic Connecticut Sun defender DiJonai Carrington defends during a first-round WNBA hoops playoff game, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, successful Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

The playoffs saw a viewership summation of much than 140% earlier the WNBA Finals adjacent started, which marked the highest viewership since the league's inaugural play successful 1997. 

Clark played the biggest portion successful this detonation successful popularity. One of her playoff games generated 2.5 cardinal viewers alone. Clark besides helped the league interruption the single-game attendance grounds and situation NFL games for viewers connected aggregate occasions. 

Clark was precocious pictured adjacent to Taylor Swift connected the screen of Time magazine's caller Inspiring Women peculiar variation contented that featured eight women successful positions of leadership, including aggregate athletes. Clark and Swift were the lone 2 figures connected the apical row, and Clark was the astir highly placed jock supra seasoned sports icons Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe. 

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