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The World of Adventure Sports by Emma Carlson Berne
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books
An adrenaline-fuelled guide to extreme sports for kids, including snowboarding, skydiving, BMXing, rock climbing and much more. As well as a general introduction to each sport, discover star athletes such as Shaun White, Chloe Kim and Danny Way, a list of essential slang, a timeline of the sport's devel ...Show more
Trudy's Big Swim - How Gertrude Ederle Swam the English Channel and Took the World by Storm by Sue Macy; Matt Collins (Illustrator)
$23.00 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 6-10
On the morning of August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle stood in her bathing suit on the beach at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and faced the churning waves of the English Channel. Twenty-one miles across the perilous waterway, the English coastline beckoned. Lyrical text, stunning illustrations and fascinating back ...Show more
Run with Me - The Story of a U.S. Olympic Champion by Sanya Richards-Ross
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 8-12
For as long as four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross can remember, life has been measured in seconds—the fewer, the better.The Jamaican-American sprinter has been a star track and field athlete since she first began racing, ranking No. 1 in the world and bringing home Olympic and World Ch ...Show more
42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 8-12
Baseball, basketball, football - no matter the game, Jackie Robinson excelled. His talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Settling for playing baseball in the Negro Leag ...Show more
The Young Cyclist's Companion by Pete Drinkell; Thomas Slater (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books
Who doesn't remember what it feels like to be a young person on a bike. Cycling offers kids an unrivalled freedom and independence. With global cycling trends on a new, post-pandemic high, ever more young people are experiencing the joys of the beautiful machine. This book is aimed at young people who a ...Show more
Strong As Sandow - How Eugen Sandow Became the Strongest Man on Earth by Don Tate
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 6-9
Little Friedrich Müller was a puny weakling who longed to be athletic and strong like the ancient Roman gladiators. He exercised and exercised. But he to no avail. As a young man, he found himself under the tutelage of a professional body builder. Friedrich worked and worked. He changed his name to Eu ...Show more
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
$35.00 AUD
Category: Self Help | Reading Level: good
In this instantand tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight "offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh" (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one o ...Show more
Spinning by Tillie Walden
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 14-up
Tillie Walden's Eisner Award winning graphic memoir Spinning captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know. It was the same every morning. Wake up, grab the ice skates, and head to the rink while the world was still dark. Weekend ...Show more
Cricket (Sport Skills) by Chris Oxlade
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Series: Sports Skills
Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important cricket skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and photos showing key techniques, you'll discover everything - from training to competing - while also finding out ...Show more
Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics by Jean L. S. Patrick; Adam Gustavson
$26.99 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 6-9
Lucile “Ludy” Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women ...Show more
Pelé - The King of Soccer by Eddy Simon; Vincent Brascaglia (Illustrator)
$22.00 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: Ages 8-12
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pelé, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real soccer ball, so he played with a ball of newspaper tied together with string. Yet he dominated the youth leagues and signed his first professional soccer ...Show more
Anybody's Game - The Story of the First Girl to Play Little League Baseball by Heather Lang; Cecilia Puglesi (Illustrator)
$23.00 AUD
Category: Sports Books | Reading Level: ages 4-8
In 1950, Kathryn Johnston wanted to play Little League, but an unwritten rule kept girls from trying out. So she cut off her hair and tried out as a boy under the nickname “Tubby.” She made the team—and inspired future generations. An inspiring and suspenseful story about what it means to want to do som ...Show more