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Super Oscar
By Mark Shulman, Andrea Montejo, Lisa Kopelke, Oscar de la Hoya. 2006
Here we go, Steelers! here we go!
By Aimee Aryal. 2008
Speed
By Nathan Clement. 2013
Revving up behind a pace car, a competitive group of stock cars takes off with a wave of the green…
flag and engages in an action-packed race filled with squealing tires, bumps, spins, and rushing support crews. For preschool-grade 2The great receiver
By Elena Yates Eulo. 2008
Sophomore honors student Joey Eastland messes up during football tryouts and becomes the team water boy. But when the coach…
gives him a second chance, Joey is determined to be the best wide-end receiver ever. For junior and senior high readers. 2008The story of baseball: Third Revised and Expanded Edition
By Lawrence S Ritter, Lawrence S. Ritter. 1999
In this new edition of his 1990 work, Ritter traces the history of baseball, assesses the elements of the game,…
and describes later developments such as players' strikes and trades. Includes batting records of Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire; discusses card collecting and commonly used signals. For grades 5-8 and older readersJim Abbott: major league pitcher (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Norman L Macht, Norman L. Macht. 1994
Highlights the career of major league baseball player Jim Abbott, who was born in 1967 without a right hand. Discusses…
other disabled ball players from the past. Introduction by Jerry Lewis. For grades 5-8Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky sports (Encyclopedia Brown Ser.)
By Donald J. Sobol, Donald J Sobol, Ted Enik. 1984
Catching the moon: the story of a young girl's baseball dream
By Crystal Hubbard. 2005
A picture-book biography highlighting a pivotal event in the childhood of African American baseball player Marcenia "Toni Stone" Lyle Alberga,…
the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League team. 2005. For grades 2-4Tell me about Truman the Tiger
By David Schramm. 2012
Join Hayden and Aubrey on game day as they learn all about the fun and unigue history of Truman the…
Tiger at the University of Missouri. For preschool to grade 286 years: the legend of the Boston Red Sox
By Melinda R Boroson. 2005
The Boston Red Sox had won five World Series by 1918. Then Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees, and…
every year afterward the Red Sox lost. Until 2004. Here is the story of the baseball team's history and spectacular comeback. For grades 4-7 and older readersMy weird school daze: Books 1-4 (My weird school daze #4)
By Dan Gutman. 2009
Books one through four, written between 2008 and 2009, featuring the third-grade adventures of A. J. and his friends from…
the My Weird School series. Includes Mrs. Dole Is out of Control!, Mr. Sunny Is Funny!, Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!, and Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!. For grades 2-4. 2009Kid owner
By Tim Green. 2015
When twelve-year-old Ryan Zinna learns that his estranged father left him the Dallas Cowboys, he is not prepared to deal…
with the newfound fame and how it changes him. Then again, his angry stepmother doesn't plan to let him own the team for long. For grades 5-8. 2015We are the ship: the story of Negro League baseball (Journeys 2014)
By Kadir Nelson. 2008
Presents the history of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its decline after Jackie Robinson moved…
to the major leagues in 1947 and broke the racial barrier. Discusses gifted athletes, discrimination, and the players' passion for the sport. For grades 3-6 and older readers. Coretta Scott King Award. 2008Stumptown kid
By Carol Gorman. 2007
Holden, Iowa; 1952. Eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, improves his baseball game with the help…
of Luther Peale, who played in the Negro Leagues. Charlie also learns the meaning of both racism and heroism. For grades 5-8. 2005Morgy coast to coast
By Maggie Lewis. 2005
After moving from California to Massachusetts, Morgy experiences many changes. As he adjusts to fourth grade, Morgy learns to play…
the trumpet, joins the ice hockey team, adopts a greyhound named Dante, and makes new friends. Sequel to Morgy Makes His Move (BR 12739). For grades 2-4. 2005Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
By Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959A ticket to the pennant: a tale of baseball in Seattle
By Mark Holtzen. 2016
Travel back in time to 1955, when the Seattle Rainiers faced the Los Angeles Angels for the Pacific Coast League…
pennant. Follow Huey, a young baseball fan, as he retraces his footsteps through South Seattle, trying to find his missing ticket to the big game. For grades K-3. . UnratedIn Union
By Raewyn Caisley. 2005
Twelve-year-old Christian Phillips doesn?t think he will make the junior rugby team. When his parents give him a pair of…
footy boots before the trial ? a gift from his late grandfather, a staunch Wallabies fan ? Christian is still not convinced. Shocked when he makes the team, and relegated to the wing, Christian soon realises his idea of teamwork is a little different from that of the coach and other boys. Christian spends most games waiting for a pass and decides conforming is easier than challenging the culture of the team. But when they have to face the brutal Scots team on their home turf, a new leader emerges ? From Raewyn Caisley, the acclaimed and established author of TOP MARKS, NOT CRICKET, HOT SHOT, TENNIS STAR, QUEEN?S CUBBY, FREE STYLE and GREAT LEAD, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.Still Kicking
By Cheryl Critchley. 2006
Sam Scott is not your average 13-year-old girl. When Sam?s friends are off chasing boys, she?s on the local footy…
oval training for Richmond Juniors? upcoming matches. Her mother and father desperately want her to give up her obsession with football and get serious about law or medicine like her sister Kate. Sam is blitzing her junior Aussie Rules competition when two major disasters threaten to upset her season. First, she almost quits when the class snob calls her butch. Then, when she turns fourteen on the eve of the finals, red tape looks like forcing Sam out of the game she loves. Her battle to play makes her a public hero, but Sam soon realises that being a winner in the money-fuelled AFL world comes at a big price. From Cheryl Critchley, the author of UNSPOIL YOUR KIDS, ESCAPE THE PARENT TRAP, OUR FOOTY and REAL FANS VS BIG BUCKS, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.The North Pole Picnic: Playdate Adventures
By Emma Beswetherick. 2020
Join Katy, Cassie and Zia on an Arctic adventure! Winter has arrived, and the girls decide to warm up with…
a picnic in the North Pole. But to their surprise the animals give them a frosty reception. Before they can enjoy snowflake-shaped sandwiches, shimmering doughnuts and mountains of ice cream, they must first win the trust of the Arctic Queen and discover why the North Pole is melting.