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1. Sports Illustrated Kids Big Book of Who Basketball
by: The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids Release date: May 05, 2015 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
The Big Book of Who: Basketball is a book young sports fans will return to again and again as a lively, exciting resource.
2. Freddy Goes Camping (Freddy the Pig)
by: Walter R. Brooks, Kurt Wiese Release date: Oct 29, 2001 Number of Pages: 258 Find in Library Read Review |
In Freddy Goes Camping, Mr. Camphor’s aunts, Minerva and Elmira, were staying with him, much to his disgust.
“There’s two kinds of aunts,” he said. “There’s the regular kind, and then there’s the other kind. Mine are the other kind.” He enlists Freddy’s aid in an attempt to rid his house of the ladies, with the result that Freddy and his chums become entangled with some extremely unfriendly ghosts in an abandoned summer hotel. Freddy camps out, goes canoeing, and tosses flapjacks like a pro when he’s not mixing it up with the eerie Mr. Eha.
3. Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream
by: Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke Release date: Jun 30, 2010 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Now in paperback, the true story of Marcenia Lyle, an African American girl who grew up to become “Toni Stone,” the first woman to play for a professional baseball team
One day in the 1930s, Marcenia and the boys she plays ball with learn that Gabby Street, a famous baseball manager, is scouting children for a baseball summer camp sponsored by the St. Louis Cardinals. Eager to earn a spot, Marcenia plays her best, but is discouraged when Mr. Street tells her there are no girls in his camp. Convinced that baseball is her destiny, Marcenia won’t give up, ultimately proving her skill and passion to Mr. Street and her dubious parents.
4. Adventures with Waffles
by: Maria Parr, Kate Forrester, Guy Puzey Release date: May 12, 2015 Number of Pages: 240 Find in Library Read Review |
Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it’s coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill—and sometimes an injury—to be had. Trille loves to share everything with Lena, even Auntie Granny’s waffles. But when Lena has to move away and Auntie Granny leaves the world, it sometimes seems like nothing will ever be right again. The warmth of friendship and the support of family suffuse this lightly illustrated novel, proving that when times are tough, a little taste of sweetness can make all the difference.
5. Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse (Totally True Adventures): How the Red Sox Curse Became a Legend . . . (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
by: David A. Kelly, Tim Jessell Release date: Apr 14, 2010 Number of Pages: 114 Find in Library Read Review |
From the Trade Paperback edition.
6. DK Reader Level 3 WWE: Kofi Kingston (DK READERS)
by: BradyGames Release date: May 02, 2011 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
Learn all about WWE Superstar, Kofi Kingston. Kofi Kingston is one of WWE’s most popular Superstars. Discover the ins and outs of his rise to prominence, his biggest rivalries and alliances, his finishing moves, nicknames, signature taunts, and managers!
7. The Middles School Rules of Skylar Diggins (Middle School Rules)
by: Sean Jensen Release date: Jul 01, 2016 Number of Pages: 176 Find in Library Read Review |
Skylar Diggins is a basketball phenomenon, receiving her first letter of interest from a respected college coach when she was in fifth grade. She is an icon: signing as the first female client of Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports, serving as the face of Nike’s Women’s Basketball Collection, and establishing herself as a must-follow on social media platforms such as Instagram (931,000 followers) and Twitter (604,000 followers).
The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins features Skylar’s defining childhood stories and lessons about growing up in a diverse middle-class family. Young readers will learn how Skylar dealt with bullying, struggled to fit in at school, and figured out how to excel in basketball despite never being the tallest, strongest, or fastest player.
Skylar shares personal anecdotes that helped her become the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and one of the most decorated collegiate basketball players. “She was the most important recruit in the history of our program,” Notre Dame women’s basketball head coach, Muffet McGraw, says. “Skylar was in our own backyard, and we couldn’t let her get away.” Skylar Diggins did not disappoint.
A four-time All-American, Skylar finished her career at Notre Dame owning or co-owning 32 game, season, or school records, and earned the distinction as one of just six NCAA Division 1 players to compile 2,000 points, 500 rebounds,
500 assists, and 300 steals in a career. In the WNBA, Skylar, is starting guard for the Dallas Wings, a two-time All Star Starter, WNBA’s 2014 Most Improved Player and Named to WNBA’s 2014 First Team.
Off the court, she oversees Skylar’s Scholars, a program that highlights the academic achievement of youth who have overcome challenges or achieved goals, and she serves on the board of directors for the GenYouth Foundation. Aside from sports mediums like ESPN and Sports Illustrated, Skylar has also been featured in Vogue and Self, and has been on MTV.
8. The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth (On My Own History (Paperback))
by: Jean L. S. Patrick Release date: Jan 01, 2000 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
9. Things Change
by: Troy Aikman Release date: Mar 01, 1995 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
10. Crosshairs
by: RP Vogt Release date: Dec 10, 2013 Number of Pages: 130 Find in Library Read Review |
11. Doonsey’s Beach Adventure: the Great Rescue (Doonsey’s Adventures Book 1)
by: Rhonda Paglia, Rhonda Paglia Release date: Apr 26, 2014 Number of Pages: 54 Find in Library Read Review |
12. Allen Iverson (NBA) (Basketball Legends)
by: Sandra Stotksy, Charles E. Schmidt Release date: Sep 01, 1997 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
13. Brooks Robinson (Baseball Legends)
by: Rick Wolff, Jim Murray Release date: Dec 01, 1991 Number of Pages: 64 Find in Library Read Review |
14. The Camp-out Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries Book 27)
by: Gertrude C. Warner, Charles Tang Release date: Mar 01, 2011 Number of Pages: 128 Find in Library Read Review |
The Boxcar Children go camping with their grandfather and end up investigating who’s behind the missing food and loud music that’s scaring campers away.
15. One Letter at a Time
by: Dick and Rick Hoyt with Todd Civin Release date: Nov 01, 2012 Number of Pages: 284 Find in Library Read Review |
16. The Wild Side: Extreme Sports: Critical Reading Skills
by: Henry &, Melissa Billings Release date: Feb 12, 2001 Number of Pages: 250 Find in Library Read Review |
17. The Jacks Book & The Jacks (Classic Games)
by: Sally Chabert Release date: May 01, 1999 Number of Pages: 176 Find in Library Read Review |
And whether it’s called Jacks or Huripapa, Cincos Marias, Maakgep, Abhadho, Iguni, or Zhua San, it just may be one of the oldest and most universal games ever. Archaeologists believe Cro-Magnon ancestors originally played a version of Jacks to hone the hand-eye coordination necessary for hunting and fighting. Ancient Greek and Roman kids played knucklebones, a direct predecessor of modern Jacks. Over the years, the jacks in Jacks have been pebbles, bones, seeds, little bags of rice, and, of course, the metal and plastic jacks we know today.
Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, The Jacks Book moves from basic rules, fundamentals, and do’s and don’ts to the classic American games – Eggs in the Basket, Pigs in the Pen, Jacks on the Rooftop, Five Finger, Challenge, and more. There are variations: “weird” Jacks; instructions for making international jacks (such as the bags of rice used in Singapore); Jacks songs and trivia; eight other activities to do with jacks; and a knucklebones recipe. Jacks is play-it-anywhere, play-it-anytime fun. Just follow the bouncing ball.
18. DK Reader Level 2 WWE: Hornswoggle (DK READERS)
by: BradyGames Release date: Jun 20, 2011 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Learn all about WWE Superstar, Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle is one of WWE’s most popular Superstars. Discover the ins and outs of his rise to prominence, his biggest rivalries and alliances, his finishing moves, nicknames, signature taunts, and managers!
19. Great Things to Do Outside
by: DK Publishing Release date: Feb 17, 2014 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
Consisting of practical projects to do outside ranging from simple observation activities like bird watching, hunting for fossils, observing air power, and forecasting the weather, to more ambitious projects like making your own wrapping paper, growing crystals, raising caterpillars, and even building a dam, every activity uses readily available materials such as paper, pens, sand, and soil, and includes step-by-step photographic instructions. The flexi-bound format makes it easy to pack for weekend getaways, camping trips, or to carry along on nature walks and hikes, and there are projects in the book appropriate for any type of weather or climate.
Specifically designed to be user friendly for children ages 5 and up, Great Things to Do Outside will open their eyes to the nature on their doorstep and allow them to engage with it.
20. Monster Jam: The Amazing Guide
by: DK Publishing Release date: Sep 01, 2001 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
21. Always Dream (Positively for Kids)
by: Yamaguchi Kristi Release date: Apr 28, 1998 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
22. Bryce Harper (Amazing Athletes) (Amazing Athletes (Hardcover))
by: Jon M. Fishman Release date: Jan 01, 2014 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
23. Calvin Coconut: Man Trip
by: Graham Salisbury, Jacqueline Rogers Release date: Mar 13, 2012 Number of Pages: 144 Find in Library Read Review |
24. Charlie Whistler’s Omnium Gatherum: Campfire Stories and Adirondack Adventures
by: Philip Delves Broughton Release date: May 17, 2016 Number of Pages: 275 Find in Library Read Review |
In the tradition of The Dangerous Book for Boys, a visually dazzling compendium of practical knowledge, fascinating trivia, and worldly wisdom for young boys—designed as a charming and informal full-color family scrapbook treasured by generations of one family at their Adirondack summer camp.
On a late summer afternoon, while rustling around in his family’s Adirondack cabin, a boy named Charlie Whistler finds a dusty cloth-bound scrapbook. It is the Omnium Gatherum, a colorful, illustrated grab bag of stories, arcana, and much more, faithfully collected over generations by Charlie’s father, grandfather, and generations of Whistlers before them.
Its pages hold a universe of age-old wisdom, from the simple—how to tie a slipknot—to the esoteric—how to find your way in the forest, or predict the tides—to the exotic—how to understand simple phrases in dozens of languages.
Charlie Whistler’s Omnium Gatherum is a delightful, ceaselessly readable, and unique gift book for boys of all ages: a nostalgic evocation of American childhood, a keepsake for modern fathers to hand down to their sons, and an irresistible, page-turning read for everyone who loves to lose themselves in the world of imagination.
25. DK Readers: Boys’ Life Series: Let’s Go Fishing
by: DK Publishing Release date: Jun 30, 2008 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
26. Great Goalies (Hockey Hall of Fame Kids)
by: Eric Zweig, George Todorovic Release date: Sep 11, 2014 Number of Pages: 48 Find in Library Read Review |
The coolest book on the greatest masked men in hockey history!
Hockey Hall of Fame Great Goalies features 34 Hall of Famers and 8 of today’s greatest netminders — and all of them can shut the door!
These great goalies come alive through excellent color photographs, fun illustrations, Hockey Hall of Fame artifacts and great information on the best goalies in the history of the game.
Some of the goalies featured are:
- Jacques Plante
- Dominik Hasek
- Terry Sawchuk
- Martin Brodeur
- Patrick Roy
- Glenn Hall
- Vladislav Tretiak
- Ed Belfour
- Johnny Bower
- Ken Dryden
- Carey Price.
This new series is for young hockey fans. Punchy color and lively text promise hours of reading and sharing with hockey-crazy friends.
27. Team of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas
by: Al Pickett Release date: Jul 28, 2004 Number of Pages: 192 Find in Library Read Review |
Moser moved to Abilene in 1953 at age thirty-four. What followed were seven of the most amazing years in the rich history of Texas high school football. The 1954, 1955, and 1956 teams won state championships. From 1954 to 1957 the Eagles won an incredible forty-nine consecutive games. Abilene captured six district titles in a row in a rugged West Texas league known as the Little Southwest Conference. In Moser’s seven years, Abilene won seventy-eight games and lost only seven.
In its 1999 wrap-up of the twentieth century in Texas, The Dallas Morning News designated the Eagles of 1954–57 as the “Team of the Century” in high school football.
Veteran sports writer Al Pickett explores how Moser worked his magic to galvanize an entire community in support of his program and turn an otherwise ordinary group of high school kids into the best football team in Texas history.
28. Ultimate Survival Guide for Kids
by: Rob Colson Release date: Jul 30, 2015 Number of Pages: 96 Find in Library Read Review |
The first three chapters in this book–Animal Dangers, Natural Dangers, and Human Hazards–describe what to do in a total of 24 specific emergencies. The fourth chapter, Basic Survival Skills, has 14 important tips on emergency preparedness and survival skills.
Each crisis is summarized on a double-page spread with 1-2-3 what-to-do checklists, “Fast Facts”, “Life Savers”, “Did You Know”, and “If You” sidebars, and margin notes. The book’s eye-catching design features brilliant full-bleed color and dynamic action photographs.
The life-threatening scenarios include:
Animal Dangers
- What to do if you are bitten by a snake
- How to escape from a bear
- What to do if you are chased by bees
Natural Dangers
- How to survive a hurricane
- How to avoid being struck by lightning
- What to do if you are caught in a food
Human Hazards
- How to escape from water in a car
- How to escape from a burning building
- How to avoid being crushed in a crowd
The Survival Skills include:
- Planning a trip
- Using a penknife
- Finding food
- Making a shelter
- Making a fire
- Tying knots.
Children like to feel in control. Knowing what to do in the case of an emergency increases the chance of survival and it also reduces fear. Even if readers never venture beyond the front door, they will enjoy Ultimate Survival Guide for Kids.
29. Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games: Classic Fun for Daring Boys and Girls
by: Scott Strother Release date: Aug 01, 2008 Number of Pages: 306 Find in Library Read Review |
A World of Adventure Outside Your Door!
Hidden deep within the most secret of secret chambers was a magical book filled with daring and adventurous games for boys and girls. For years, many feared this book had been lost… until now.
The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games contains a treasure trove of the best neighborhood games invented by children since the beginning of time. This book is your passkey to a world of secret missions, last-minute victories, and thrilling chases.
More than 100 Great Games Including:
- BOMBARDMENT
- CAPTURE THE FLAG
- FREE FOR ALL DODGEBALL
- BRITISH BULLDOG
- WALL BALL
- INFILTRATION
- TIGER AND LEOPARD
- GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD
- 500
- MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE
- POISON CIRCLE
- ARMY-NAVY
- TREASURE HUNT
- SOCCER GOLF
- UNTANGLE
- And More!!
30. J. J. Watt (Amazing Athletes) (Amazing Athletes (Hardcover))
by: Jon M. Fishman Release date: Aug 01, 2014 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
Recommended Books for 10 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Activities, Crafts & Games
- Animals
- Biographies
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Technology
- Early Learning
- Education & Reference
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Mysteries & Detectives
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science, Nature & How It Works
- Sports & Outdoors
- Children’s Cookbooks
Best Selling Sports & Outdoors Books for:
- 4 Year Olds
- 5 Year Olds
- 6 Year Olds
- 7 Year Olds
- 8 Year Olds
- 9 Year Olds
- 10 Year Olds
- 11 Year Olds
- 12 Year Olds
- Teen & Young Adults
- 3 Year Olds
Recommended Sports & Outdoors Books for:
- 4 Year Olds
- 5 Year Olds
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- 7 Year Olds
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- 9 Year Olds
- 10 Year Olds
- 11 Year Olds
- 12 Year Olds
- Teen & Young Adults
- 3 Year Olds
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