Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
by Kathleen Krull
from Voyager Books
The Everything Kids' Soccer Book: Rules, Techniques, and More About Your Favorite Sport! (Everything Kids Series)
by Deborah Crisfield
from Adams Media
Are you among the millions of kids who live to play soccer? If you are, you'll love The Everything Kids' Soccer Book! Inside this exciting book, you'll find out how to excel at this hugely popular sport, with professional instruction on:
The complete rules of the game
Techniques for dribbling, trapping, and heading the ball
The arts of defense and goaltending
Winning techniques and drills
Tips on how to maintain possession of the ball
Soccer player and coach Deborah W. Crisfield gives you lots of advice on stretching, endurance building, and strength training. Along the way, she includes some amazing facts on the World Cup and American soccer stars, such as Landon Donovan and Mia Hamm, and offers dozens of puzzles and games. The Everything Kids' Soccer Book is definitely a GOAL!
My Soccer Book
from HarperCollins
Soccer is fun - let's play!
Find all the basics in this lively guide.
- The markings on a soccer field
- What soccer players wear
- The positions, from forward to goalkeeper
- The excitement of pasing a ball
- The thrill of making a goal
All these and more are included, with a useful glossary at the end.
Harriers: The Making of a Championship Cross Country Team
by Joseph Shivers
from Holy Macro! Books
Kids' Book of Soccer: Skills, Strategies, and the Rules of the Game
by Brooks Clark
from Citadel
Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther
by Carol Goodrow
from Breakaway Books
A book about running—written just for kids.
Kids Running tells you all you need to know about this wonderful sport: getting started, training, fun runs, races, proper footwear, good eating habits, cross-training, safety, running games, after-school clubs, clothing, mileage tracking, and journal writing.
With a lively mix of pictures, information, vocabulary, and some entertaining asides, this book will help channel all that youthful energy toward excellent running, and a lifetime of good health.
Recommended for grades 1 through 6.
Mia Hamm: On the Field with... (Matt Christopher Sports Biographies)
by Matt Christopher
from Little, Brown Young Readers
K Is for Kick: A Soccer Alphabet (Sbp-Alphabet)
by Brad Herzog
from Sleeping Bear Press
Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Author Brad Herzog brings his well-received prose and soccer knowledge together with Melanie Rose's charming and realistic illustrations to detail every facet of the game. Each letter has a simple rhyme for young readers:
"J is for the Jerseys that soccer players wear.
But often in the World Cup, opponents tend to share.
In a gesture of respect after a game ends,
They simply swap their jerseys as if they are old friends."
For older readers the expository text gives specific details about goaltending, referees, the World Cup, and many other aspects. K is for Kick follows the wildly popular Z is for Zamboni.
Time For Kids: Jesse Owens: Running into History (Time For Kids)
by Editors Of Time For Kids
from Collins
Take a close-up look at Jesse Owens, an African American track star—and one of the greatest athletes of all time. Interviews with experts and lively writing deliver the accurate reporting you expect from Time For Kids®. Historical and contemporary photographs capture the life and times of this remarkable Olympic-medal winner.
A Picture Book of Jesse Owens (Picture Book Biography)
A sharecropper's son becomes a four-time Olympic gold medalist.
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