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By Michelle Y. Green, Kadir Nelson. 2002
Mamie Johnson recalls her playing days, stating she was one of three women to play professional baseball in the Negro…
Leagues. Depicts Johnson's overcoming racism and sexism in 1948 to pitch at age twelve for an all-white boys' team and at eighteen for the Indianapolis Clowns. For grades 4-7. 2002By Maribeth Boelts. 1997
Discusses safety tips for swimming in a pool, lake, or ocean. Covers swimming lessons, lifeguards, the buddy system, life jackets,…
and the importance of knowing water conditions, among other things. For grades K-3. 1997Provides detailed information on how to ride a horse using an English saddle. Step-by-step handbook covers the essentials of horsemanship:…
stable care, clothing, equipment, tack, longeing, lessons, jumping, and competition. For grades 4-7. 2003By Robert Burleigh, George Plimpton, Mike Wimmer. 2001
An anthology of writings about baseball's peak moment. Includes an excerpt from Bernard Malamud's The Natural (DB 58059) and from…
works by Paul Gallico, John Updike, Red Smith, Roger Angell, and others. The editor, who also contributes, introduces each of eighteen selections. 2001By Keltie Thomas, Steve Attoe, Allan Moon. 2003
The author of How Hockey Works (DB 57091) examines the science behind inline skates, scooters, and skate and snow boards.…
Discusses their inventions and histories, safety tips, maintenance, and repair. For grades 4-7. 2003By Bill Haduch. 2004
By Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout, #1 Sports Writer for Kids Staff. 1999
Presents the life and sports career of Tara Lipinski from her early training in roller skating at age three, roller…
hockey at five, and ice skating at six. Describes Lipinski's experience competing for, and winning, the gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 1999By Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout. 2003
Describes the life and career of the basketball superstar and center for the Los Angeles Lakers up until the 2002…
season. Tells how O'Neal became a professional player winning many awards and championships, including a gold medal with the U.S. team at the 1996 Olympics. For grades 4-7. 2003By Matt Christopher. 2000
A biography of the former goalkeeper on the U.S. women's national soccer team who earned the nickname "The Rock." Describes…
Scurry's sports career through the end of the 1999 season. For grades 4-7. 2000By Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout. 2001
Discusses the family background and the sports career of popular young athlete Tiger Woods. Portrays Tiger's success in winning almost…
every tournament on the professional golf circuit. For grades 4-7. 2001By Jeff Kisseloff. 2003
Kisseloff compares statistics for thirty-three of baseball's greatest starting pitchers and invites the reader to decide who is the best.…
Companion to Who Is Baseball's Greatest Hitter? (DB 50693). For grades 5-8. 2003By Laura Scandiffio, Nicolas Debon. 2003
Traces the history and spiritual side of various Asian martial arts from ancient times through their introduction to the West.…
Describes the philosophy behind tai chi, karate, tae kwon do, kendo, judo, and aikido. For grades 4-7. 2003By Jonah Winter. 2001
Brief sketches of fourteen Latin American baseball players who were active in the sport from 1900 to 1960 and who…
pioneered the game in their own countries and in the United States. Includes profiles of José Méndez, Luis Tiant, Bobby Avila, Minnie Miñoso, Roberto Clemente, Juan Marichal, and Felipe Alou. For grades 3-6. 2001By Mike Kennedy. 2002
Short history of Special Olympics--the winter and summer athletic games held every four years for competitors who are mentally retarded.…
Discusses this condition and explains how these special participants are chosen. For grades 3-6. 2002By Nancy Ann Richardson, Apolo Anton Ohno, Nancy Richardson. 2002
A Japanese American short track ice skater, who won both a silver and gold medal in the 2002 Salt Lake…
City Olympics at age nineteen, presents an account of his life and career. Ohno describes his upbringing and training, his injuries and illnesses, and his later success. For senior high and older readers. 2002By Keltie Thomas, Greg Hall. 2002
Provides technical information about ice hockey, including the physics of skating, explosive moves (slapshot and body check), sports medicine, and…
what makes ice slippery and a hockey stick feel right. Includes tips on scoring and practicing, and discusses how the rules came about. For grades 4-7. 2002By Allan Zullo, Bruce Nash, Bruce M. Nash, Bruce M Nash, John Gampert. 1993
Thirty-four sports accounts of triumphant wins against great odds and some amazing game finishes. In "Blind Faith," a big-league baseball…
player hits home runs to encourage a Little Leaguer who lost his sight when struck by lightning. For grades 4-7. 1993By Deborah Kent, Inc. Staff Scholastic. 2003
By Jack Batten, Jackie Battenfield. 2002
Biography of an Onondaga Indian from Canada who was the most famous long-distance runner of the early 1900s. Describes his…
joy in running, his rise to glory, and his fall to poverty. Also discusses how racial prejudice undermined his life. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002By Gary Paulsen. 2003
Author of Hatchet (DB 30535) and other survival adventures recalls his own escapades at age twelve. Describes how he attempted…
to shoot a twelve-foot waterfall in a barrel, how a friend on skis was pulled by a car at high speed, and other daredevil feats. For grades 5-8. 2003