Sports And Recreation category: 3248 books

In the 1990s, NASCAR racing star Jeff Gordon became a household name for his extraordinary wins on the track. Today he is equally well known for his charitable work with the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation. This book takes an in-depth look at Gordon’s successful efforts to raise funding for...

When Louise Smith started racing cars, most girls weren't even allowed to drive. From her first wild adventure behind the wheel of her daddy's Ford to the dangers and thrills of stock-car tracks across the country, Louise fearlessly paved the way for women in racing and became a NASCAR legend! It...

Find out what surfers need to know to have fun and stay safe in the water in this engaging Spanish-translated nonfiction reader! Invite readers to learn about the history of surfing, surfing culture, what equipment is needed, and more through vibrant images and informational text in conjunction with...

How do the robot children of Clackentown spend snow days? They have supersonic snowball fights, make robot angels with wing nuts moving up and down, take hot oil baths to thaw out the joints, and receive eskimo kisses on metal noses at bedtime. Author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator David Barneda team up to tell a hilarious story about two favorite subjects—robots and snow days!

Fourteen-year-old Amy Kestrel is a powder pig. Often hidden beneath five layers of hoodies, this bleach-blonde, CO ski bum is tough to spot on the street. However, get her on the slopes, and she’s hard to miss. Shredding since the age of three, Amy’s well-to-do parents support her ambitions both...

The culmination of years of experience, this manual outlines comprehensive training sessions for young footballers, including warm-ups, skills training, games and final practice drills. Fun, educational and challenging, each session contains information on equipment needed, space required and how...

Describes the thrilling sport of BMX racing and its riders and includes information on equipment, technique, and races.

Download is a series of books for older pupils with a low reading ability. This series of readers uses extreme sports, fast cars and popular culture as a theme to turn reluctant and less able teenagers back to reading. There's more to sport than kicking a ball. Step off the sidelines and go behind the scenes. Find out more about professionals- and the people who make them winners!

Little Pig is back in *Little Pig Saves the Ship! *When the sea-faring pigs go a-sailing! Intrepid Little Pig — still the littlest pig in the family — is too little to go to summer camp with his older brothers and sisters. He is left behind with Grandpa and Poppy. Little Pig and Poppy make and...

A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in Hooked, a sweet picture book about father-son bonding by Tommy Greenwald with illustrations by David McPhail. Joe loves fishing. He loves watching the water and looking at the sky, he loves the peacefulness, and he especially...

In this Tony Hawk: Live2Skate e-book, Jack Turner and his friends scout the best obstacles in town to pull the sickest of tricks. They upload their videos to the Internet only to find that their clips are being overshadowed by videos of the masked Sk8R 88. They aspire to half as good as this guy. Things...

About the Superkicks Series Superkicks is a fun-filled, action-packed fiction series about a group of girls and boys who compete to join a very special football training programme —the Superkicks football programme. Organised by sports entrepreneur, Dr JJ Khan, the initiative aims to help young...

Will Madison’s summer be a total bummer? Everyone seems to have summer plans except Madison. None of her choices seem to be the right fit. So when the opportunity to babysit for a nearby family presents itself, Maddie surprises herself by jumping at the chance. Watching a two-and-a-half-year-old...

Narrated by author Kerry Germain Enjoy the story of the boy who wished to surf with all his heart. Meet the brothers that taught Kimo the steps to becoming a surfer. Come along and see the place Kimo calls home and learn that with encouragement and persistence dreams really can come true. Educational picture glossary included. — Award Winner Hawaii Book Publishers Association