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Author Hawkes, Chris, author.

Title My encyclopedia of very important sports : for little athletes and fans who want to know everything / text by Chris Hawkes.

Publication Info. New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2020.
©2020

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield at the Atrium  J796 DK    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 796 HAWKES    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 796 DORLING    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J796 HAW    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Team sports -- Individual sports -- Winter sports -- Water sports -- Games -- Sports stories -- Amazing athletes -- Sporting events.
Summary This exciting book for children is packed with fun facts about a range of popular sports such as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you're a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and go, this book has it all. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport also celebrates the unique talents, lives, and careers of sporting heroes such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Yuna Kim, Lin Dan, and Donald Bradman, and chronicles the most celebrated stories in sporting history, such as breaking the Four-minute mile, Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10, and Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. Featuring everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like The World Cup, Superbowl, Olympics, Paralympics, and more - this is the perfect book for budding superstars everywhere.
Subject Sports -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Sports -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Athletes -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Added Author DK Publishing, Inc., publisher.
Added Title Very important sports
ISBN 1465491511
9781465491510
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