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Illustrated sports encyclopedia / editor, Abigail Ellis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: New edition, Third editionDescription: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744081459
  • 0744081459
Other title:
  • Sports encyclopedia
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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 gymanstics. 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 mountian 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"-- Provided by publisher
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796 I29 Checked out 07/22/2024 33111011080260
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796 I29 In transit from Main Library to Dr. James Carlson Library since 07/06/2024 33111011320245 1
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 796 I29 Checked out 07/22/2024 33111011133267
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The ultimate guide to more than 100 top sports from around the world, from basketball to blade running.

Are you a team player? Do you have a steady aim? Maybe you are super fast or strong? Whatever your size or skill, there is a sport out there for you.

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.

This illustrated guide to sports for kids offers:

- A dynamic visual design and clear language, explaining all the sports essentials to understand and enjoy the featured sports.
- A core overview to explain each sport through "aim of the game" boxes, and essential equipment.
- Clear, intuitive categories that divide the sports, allowing kids to expand their understanding and compare similar sports they are interested in.
- Special features to tell the story of the Olympics and Paralympics, focusing on the history, aims, and spirit of the Games.

The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is a must-have title for all young sports enthusiasts, particularly in the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. A special section on the Olympic and Paralympic Games looks at their history, from the early Greek games right up to the present day, with Summer and Winter Olympic sports clearly identified and explained.

Dynamic photography brings the sports to life, and complements the clear explanations and artworks that describe the rules, equipment, competitions, and common terms.

"The ultimate guide to sports from around the world."--Cover

Previously published as Total Sports.

Includes index.

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 gymanstics. 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 mountian biking and ultra-running -- Extra extreme -- Olympic games. Olympic history -- Summer Olympics -- Winter Olympics -- Paralympic games -- Glossary. Index. Acknowledgments.

"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"-- Provided by publisher

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