Brad Herzog
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The sounds of autumn include the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot and the thump of the kickoff starting the first home football game. Sports writer Brad Herzog's easy-to-read-aloud rhymes engage even the youngest of readers, while hardcore fans can devour the detailed expository that covers the sport of the pigskin, from A-Z and end zone to end zone.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This book provides readers with details on the famous drivers, history, and statistics from the sport of stock car racing. From A to Z topics such as Bill France, Daytona, helmets, pit stops, and more are explained and illustrated for readers of all ages"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Extreme sports and its many and varied activities are introduced from A to Z using poetry, prose, and illustration in this children's picture book. Topics include adventure racing, bungee jumping, freestyle skiing, the Iditarod, and kiteboarding"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Fore! Lookout for the latest shot from the Sleeping Bear Press sports title: P is for Putt: A Golf Alphabet. Look no further than the ever-growing popularity of Tiger Woods and Michelle Wie to see that golf is a sure-fire hit in the hearts of youngsters. And adults! This fun and educational ABC book takes a look at golf's illustrious history and stars in easy-to-read rhyming text that follows the heroics of Babe Didrikson Zaharias to the splendor...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
"Open this book to discover amazing stories of athletes who were courageous in the face of injury, injustice, fear, failure, and more. Meet the young surfer who returned to the ocean after a terrifying attack. Share the remarkable journey of a runner who went from a war-torn childhood to the Olympic stage. Get to know the hockey goaltender who had the guts to do things differently--and changed the game for good. Discover these and many more inspiring...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"Amazing true stories offer an engaging way of teaching perseverance to kids. Is perseverance fortitude, as shown by Anthony Robles, a wrestler with one leg who didn't lose a single match? Maybe perseverance means the sort of toughness demonstrated by Gertrude Ederle, who swam across the English Channel when people thought only a man could accomplish such a feat. These and other stories teach kids the meaning and power of perseverance. The Count...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
This collection of amazing true stories highlights generosity in sports. Readers will meet athletes including baseball player Roberto Clemente, who died while bringing aid to Nicaragua following a devastating earthquake. Kids will see generosity in action through the work of Mobolaji Akiode, a former college basketball player in the United States who went on to form basketball camps for girls in her home nation of Nigeria. These twenty tales will...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Come on a fun-filled flight through basketball history, from peach baskets to breakaway rims, from the first game to the last championship game. You'll meet all of basketball's big names: from Dr. James Naismith to Doctor J, from George Mikan to Michael Jordan, from Maude Sherman to Cynthia Cooper. Learn how basketball has grown into the highest-flying sport of them all!
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