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Sports -- Juvenile literature.
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Illustrated sports encyclopedia / editor, Abigail Ellis.
DK, c2023.
Call #:
796
I29
2023
Subjects
Sports -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780744081459
0744081459
Alternate title:
Sports encyclopedia
Edition:
New edition, Third edition.
Description:
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"The ultimate guide to sports from around the world"--Front cover.
Previously published as Total Sports.
Includes index.
Contents:
Sports are for everyone. Team sports. Soccer -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Volleyball and netball -- Football -- Rugby union -- Australian rules and handball -- Ice hockey and field hockey -- Cricket -- Other teams -- Racket sports. Tennis -- Table tennis and badminton -- Squash -- Different rackets -- Athletics and gymnastics. Sprinting -- Distance events -- Jumping -- Throwing -- Weightlifting -- Gymnastics -- On the floor -- Target sports. Golf -- Curling and bowls -- Ten-pin -- Snooker and pool -- Archery -- Aiming high -- Water sports. Swimming -- Diving -- Rowing and kayaking -- Sailing -- Windsurfing -- Surfing -- More splash -- Combat sports. Boxing -- Wrestling -- Judo and Jujitsu -- Karate and tae kwon do -- Fencing -- A new challenge -- Winter sports. Skiing -- Snowboarding -- Bobsled and luge and skeleton -- Speed skating and ice skating -- Fresh snow -- Horse sports. Horse racing and polo -- Show jumping and eventing -- Wheels and motors. Formula 1 and indycar -- Rallying -- Motorcycles -- Drag racing -- Cycling -- Mountain biking and bmx -- Skateboarding -- Power on -- Extreme sports. Free driving and cliff diving -- Skydiving -- Freeride mountain biking and ultra-running -- Extra extreme -- Olympic games. Olympic history -- Summer Olympics -- Winter Olympics -- Paralympic games -- Glossary. Index. Acknowledgments.
Summary:
The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports.
Other authors:
Ellis, Abigail (Editor)
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Woodlawn Public Library
Children's Nonfiction
796 I29 2023
Childrens Books
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Jun 13, 2024
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Children's Nonfiction
796 I29 2023
Childrens Books
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Jul 13, 2024
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Children's Nonfiction
796 I29 2023
Childrens Books
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Jul 09, 2024
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Children's Nonfiction
796 I29 2023
Childrens Books
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