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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"--
2) Sports cars
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about sports cars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Throwing and kicking things have long been part of competitive sports. Now read about some of the weirdest sports in this category--from caber tossing to the Alaskan high-contest. Table of contents This isn't your typical sports series. There are plenty of books written on football, basketball, and other popular sports. But the world is full of all kinds of unusual sports and games, and this series focuses on the strangest of them all. Featuring bizarre...
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 6
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky's antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim.
9) LeBron James
Author
Series
Publisher
Kaleidocope Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to LeBron James, covering his early life, career, and life off the court. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What kinds of competitions do other countries have? Well, how about unicycle polo? Or Finland's famous wife-carrying contest? Read about some of the strangest world sports inside!
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Enter the world of the weirdest sports records! From the largest dodgeball game to the fastest round of golf, this book has it all. This isn't your typical sports series. There are plenty of books written on football, basketball, and other popular sports. But the world is full of all kinds of unusual sports and games, and this series focuses on the strangest of them all. Featuring bizarre contests, odd games, and unbelievable races from all over the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifth-grader Claire can do a perfect triple handspring. She can do a giant pirouette on the uneven bars. What she can't do is reading. With a lot of effort, she hides her secret until an alert vice principle suggests she get evaluated for a learning disability. Now Claire has to convince her mother--who's afraid her daughter will be labeled 'stupid'--to let her get tested. And that turns out to be even harder than reading"--Provided by publisher....
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Language
English
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Description
"Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world. Coronado is Maggie's horse. An absolutely top-tier Belgian warmblood. Sky is Becky's horse. A small, speedy Dutch warmblood. Only James Patterson could bring you such breakneck speed,...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Avenue
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"ESPN personality (Get Up and #Greeny) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partners with mega-producer Hembo to settle once and for all which legends flat-out own which numbers. In short essays certain to provoke debate between and amongst all generations, Greeny uses his lifetime of sports knowledge to spin yarns of the legends among the legends and tell you why some have claimed their spot in the top 100 of all time." -- Amazon.com....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mateo is used to being the best member of his gymnastics team. When a new boy with stronger skills joins, Mateo's jealousy threatens to knock everyone off balance right before the big Winter Challenge event"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Animal sports can be found all around the world. But this fun, informative book takes you beyond horse- and dog-racing to the weird world of turkey bowling and ostrich racing.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about skateboarding street style. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Darius Livingston is the star running back for his team, but what he really wants to do is play quarterback, and now that his team's season has been cancelled for lack of players, he may get a chance with the eighth-grade team, especially after both their quarterbacks are injured--but first he must remember that football is a team sport, and stop trying to impress. Includes discussion questions, and writing prompts.
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