Sports

This book introduces readers to the rules, curious facts, and leading athletes of 14 popular sports. They include baseball, basketball, swimming, hockey, and football.

Did you know that in 1966, River Plate hired a psychiatrist to help their players find their love of the game again? Can you name the three men's teams who won the World Cup with losing a single game? When did Juventus make its debut in the Italian...

The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event on the planet! Learn about its history and great players in this informative book.

This illustrated reference presents information about all the sporting events in the Summer Olympic and Paralympics Games. Readers will learn rules, terminology, common injuries, history, and much more. A glossary and detailed index are included.

Wilma Rudolph was a sickly child--if her siblings had a cold, she had double pneumonia. When she contracted polio, everyone was sure she would never walk again. Yet Wilma was so determined that she did learn to walk, and soon ran. This moving biography...

In 2008, BMX made its debut as an Olympic event. In the 2000 Sydney games, 25 world records and 11 Olympic records were set in swimming. A psychological study done during the 1992 Olympics showed that winners of the bronze medal were happier than those...

Wilma Rudolph was a sickly child--if her siblings had a cold, she had double pneumonia. When she contracted polio, everyone was sure she would never walk again. Yet Wilma was so determined that she did learn to walk, and soon ran. This moving biography...