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81) Gymnastics jump
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lily is performing in her first gymnastics meet, and her routines begin well, but she falls off the balance beam--however she does not quit, but gets back up and finishes her performance." --
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Profiles athletes who achieved their goals under strong psychological pressure, including baseball player Hank Aaron, marathoner Kathrine Switzer, golfer Charlie Swifford, and the University of Connecticut women's basketball team.
83) Heroic comebacks
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When Wilma Rudolph was a child, she couldn't walk, yet she overcame the odds to win three gold medals as an Olympic Sprinter in 1960, inspiring wonder. Young readers will delight in reading about Rudolph and athletes like her in Real Heroes of Sport: Heroic Comebacks." --
Author
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A look at the history of hockey shows the evolution of the sport from its nineteenth century origins to today, and examines such aspects of hockey as goalie masks, uniforms, arenas, fighting, and pucks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Wayne Gretzky skated down and shattered many of pro hockey's best-known records, and ever since superstars such as Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, and Alex Ovechkin have pursued his amazing marks. Here are hockey's greatest records and stories of the players who have held, chased, and broken them." --
86) Rallo's goal
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old hockey goalie Rallo wants desparately to make the St. Sebastian team and go to the 14U National Bantam Tournament, but there are other contenders, and one of them is a hulking fourteen-year-old bully who is willing to do anything to sabotage rivals, including arranging "accidents"--But Rollo has an unexpected ally in Mr. Fairbank, the manager of the rink, and Sawchuk, Mr. Fairbank's dog." --
87) Soccer score
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mia has a new soccer shoes and other equipment so she is already to take the field and score.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"What does Wins Above Replacement (WAR) have to do with baseball greatness? More than you think. In this fun and smart look at baseball, you will discover stories and uncover facts that will help you better understand and enjoy every strikeout, putout, and home run all the more." --
89) Baseball jokes
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS presents an all-star collection of BASEBALL jokes, riddles, and memes! With laugh-out-loud homeruns like "What has 18 legs and catches flies? A baseball team!" these colorful, illustrated joke books will have BASEBALL fans rolling in the stadium aisles." --
93) Goodnight soccer
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, acclaimed author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, Goodnight Hockey), along with illustrator Christina E. Forshay, captures the thrill and excitement of the world's most popular sport. This Sports Illustrated Kids picture book...
94) Hockey jokes
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS presents an all-star collection of HOCKEY jokes, riddles, and memes! With big-shot one-liners like "Why was the zombie thrown out of the hockey game? There was a face off in the corner! these colorful, illustrated joke books will have HOCKEY fans rolling in the stadium aisles." --
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A visual retelling of a professional basketball game for emerging readers--from the jump ball to the game-winning basket, including explanations of dribbling, passing, traveling, shooting, dunks, and more." --
"My First Book of Basketball, the sixth book in the best-selling Rookie Book series from Sports Illustrated Kids, coaches young kids through the game of basketball with a visual retelling of a professional basketball game--from the jump ball...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Give young fans the crucial facts about all 30 pro basketball teams, including their current stars and legendary players, triumphs and turning points, and memorable stats and trivia. Packed with must-know info and action photos, this guide gets nothing but net."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time, Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Offers profiles of over one hundred prominent women athletes that outline the impact they had on their sports, as well as the lives they lived, on and off the field." --
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Aly Raisman started gymnastics when she was just 2 years old. In 2011, she helped the U.S. gymnastics team win the World Championships. The next year she participated in her first Olympic Games in London. Discover more about Raisman's highlights in gymnastics in this exciting biography in the Stars of Sports series.
100) Goodnight basketball
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A young fan cheers on his hometown basketball team, and then returns home to snuggle into bed.
