¿Qué cosas verás mientras viajas muy alto con Coneja? Lee este cuento para descubrirlo.
Practica tus destrezas de contar y decir la hora con tus deportes favoritos.
Hace mucho frío. Oso, Ardilla y Alce corren apurados hacia la colina nevada para divertirse en el invierno
Ir de pesca es divertido, ¡pero también es mucho trabajo! Pasa el día con un abuelo y su nieta mientras van de pesca.
SPORTSMANSHIP: Play Fair. Honor the rules of the game. Respect your competition. The 21st Century Jr. Library Character Education books help kids learn how to make the choices that will help them be people of good character.
This title guides aspiring young players through drills to hone their soccer skills on the field. Broken down by position, each section highlights fundamental skills and strategic tips on how to play to the best of your ability. Special sections focus on the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, and nutrition both on and off the field.
How and where did hockey originate? When was the game first added to the Olympics? These and many more questions are answered for hockey fans in Breakaway! The History of Hockey.
The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy in North America that professional athletes compete for. This exciting title details the history of Lord Stanley's cup including the greatest team with the most wins, historic rivalries, and history-making moments.
This fact-filled book presents the best of the best in hockey's past, present, and future. More than just racking up goals, superstars display sharp, play-making minds, as well as leadership qualities. Profiles include essential stats, an overview of each player's skills and achievements, and quotes from the superstars themselves. Male, female, and sledge hockey superstars are also featured in this jam-packed title.
This book puts the fun in fundamentals with safe, engaging, and adaptable drills that focus on building essential hockey skills. Clear photographs and easy-to-follow text describe drills to improve skating, passing, shooting, defensive skills, and more. Some exercises are designed to be done on the ice while others can be done on pavement.
Dressage introduces readers to the basics of the dressage competition, often referred to as horse ballet. Horse-lovers will appreciate the clear text detailing the history and rules of the sport. Text is accompanied with beautiful photographs and informative diagrams.
Saddle up and leap into the pages of this book to read all about show jumping! You'll learn about verticals, oxers, combinations, and other jumps that horses - and their riders - attempt to complete quickly and flawlessly. You'll also discover the breeds and care of show horses, how they train and compete in Olympic and other jumping events, and the history of this challenging equestrian sport.
In-line Skating in Action gives kids the inside track on a sport that refuses to stand still! Invented as a way for hockey players to stay fit in summer, in-line skates are now used for street hockey, racing, and even stunning tricks performed on the same ramps that skateboarders use. Full-color features include basic movement and balance, safety tips for skating in public areas such as sidewalks, the thrilling world of vertical ramp skating, and enjoying a skate with the family.
When lacrosse was first played as a Native American sport, teams of hundreds of people played on a "field" that was miles in length! Lacrosse in Action uses full-color photos and illustrations to highlight a sport that is becoming more and more popular in North America. Features include player positions, scoring drills and skills, defense and goal tending techniques, and equipment and rules.
Track events focus on speed, technique, and determination. They challenge athletes to move more quickly than ever before, but there is more to these events than just running. Whether it is a blistering sprint or a draining marathon, let Track Events in Action be a child's guide to preparing for life in the fast lane! Thorough text and full-color pictures help illustrate such highlights as the 100m and the key to a great start, how to handle hurdles, how to make your move and grab the lead, and tips on training safely.
Goooaaaallllll! Crabtree scores with Soccer in Action an exciting book that explores the most popular sport in the world. Kids will love learning and practicing skills such as kicking, dribbling, and trapping. Spectacular full-color photographs accompany the clear, detailed text showing the different player positions, warm-up exercises, maneuvering the ball with your foot and your head, and the types of shots and saves.
Taekwondo is one of the most popular martial arts in the world. Taekwondo in Action provides an in-depth look at how to perform the high-flying moves of this sport. Colorful images and informative text teach kids about the history of Taekwondo, the basic positions, such as ready stance and horseback-riding stance, how to throw punches and perform kicks, the skills and techniques required to perform combinations, and the two main styles of sparring.
What is a bump, a volley, a serve, or a spike? These questions and more are answered in Volleyball in Action. Children will love learning about the history of this energetic sport, the necessary equipment, and basic rules of play. Fascinating information includes the role of the coach, mix and motion drills to help develop skills, how to block the ball, and how beach volleyball is catching on.
This popular winter sport is performed on hills all over the world! Once used only as a mode of transportation, skiing has become an internationally respected sport of speed, endurance, and agility. Skiing in Action provides children with all the tips and tricks they'll need to hit the slopes. Highlights include how to get on and off a chair lift, the basics of turning and stopping, tips on handling moguls, and descriptions of competitive alpine and freestyle skiing.
Cheerleading is a fast-growing sport that's based on teamwork, gymnastics skills, daring stunts, thrilling dances, and of course crowd-rousing cheers. With action-packed color photos and engaging text, Cheerleading in Action debunks the myth that cheerleading is limited to the sidelines. The book will cover the basic arm and leg positions, stunts and dance moves, safety in cheerleading, what makes a routine, and exciting jumps and stunts.
Badminton may be known as a relaxing backyard game, but as the world's fastest racquet sport, it is action packed, thrilling, and very demanding. Badminton in Action uses full-color photography and engaging text to help the sport take flight in young readers minds. Kids will learn how to perform forehands and backhands, strategies for covering the court, how to make serves and specialty shots count, rules and scoring, and the differences between singles and doubles play.
