The exciting sport of rodeo bronc riding is highlighted. Gives facts about equipment and techniques, famous riders, animals, records, venues, and championships.
Rodeo barrel racing is described in this book. Readers learn about necessary equipment and techniques, famous riders, animals, records, venues, and championships.
Excelerate through the waves on a wave runner and learn about potential dangers in this sport.
Soar through clouds while flying ultralight airplanes. See upclose photos of these exciting planes.
Scale steep walls while rock climbing. Examine safety equipment and preparations in this thrilling sport.
Explains the history of the rodeo, important rodeo people, and different kinds of rodeos.
Explore the exciting sport of hang gliding and paragliding with close up pictures and examine necessary safety equipment.
Describes drag racing and why it is only legal in a closed track. Provides information about the history of the sport, characteristics of the vehicles, important events, and famous drivers.
Written in graphic novel format, this brief biography of Babe Ruth describes his childhood, marriage, and success as a baseball player.
The speed of a pitch, the number of points scored, the time left on the clock . . . math is everywhere in the world of sports. Learn about the numbers and statistics behind sports like baseball, basketball, and football, and you'll find you understand the sports you love even better. In Sports Math, you'll discover that the math you learn in the classroom is just as important on the soccer field and basketball court.
Native Americans loved to play games. From the United States to Mexico to Canada, tribes everywhere played games as part of their rituals, to cure diseases, to make crops grow, or sometimes, just for the pure fun of the sport. This book discusses the types of games played by various tribes in specific regions. It also explains how these games were played, and the significance-religious and social-of each contest.
This book discusses different STEM jobs found in the automobile industry, from accident reconstruction engineer to NASCAR engineer.
This book discusses different STEM jobs that are found in the sports industry, from sports engineers to team physician.
In the days before performance-enhancing substances, the great Hank Aaron hit a career-record 755 home runs, a mark he held for 33 years. Hammerin' Hank began his baseball career in the Negro Leagues when black players were still banned from Major League Baseball. Hank played for 23 years in Milwaukee and Atlanta and made the All-Star team in both the National and American Leagues for 20 straight years.
Andrew Jackson Fielder wants to pitch in the major leagues. It should seem a distant dream to a kid in Smackover, Arkansas, in 1939. But for Jackson, it comes true, partly due to the afternoons he and his brother spend practicing pitches in a pipe yard down in the south Arkansas oilpatch.
A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Cuban Teófilo Stevenson--of the Olympic sport of boxing, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1904.
A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as American Michael Phelps--of the Olympic sport of swimming, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1896.
A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Romanian Nadia Comaneci--of the Olympic sport of gymnastic, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1896.
A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Brazillian Oscar Schimdt--of the Olympic sport of basketball, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1936.
A survey of the highlights and legendary athletes--such as Soviet Yuri Chesnokov--of the Olympic sport of volleyball, which officially became a part of the modern Summer Games in 1964.
The history of the St. Louis Cardinals professional baseball team from its inaugural 1882 season to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments.
The history of the San Francisco Giants professional baseball team from its inaugural 1883 season in New York to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments.
The history of the Minnesota Twins professional baseball team from its inaugural 1901 season as the Washington Senators to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments.
The history of the Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball team from its inaugural 1998 season to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments.
The history of the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team from its inaugural 1977 season to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most memorable moments
