Author : Brian Pinkney
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,25 MB
Release : 2017-01-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1368004466
Owen loves playing ball. But it doesn't always "love" him back. And after a particularly disastrous day on the field, Owen is benched. He is feeling so low that he doesn't even notice the ball rolling through a hole in the fence until it's gotten away. In his effort to get it back, he discovers that he has more skills than he realizes.
Author : Joshua David Stein
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2019-08-06
Category :
ISBN : 9780714878676
Bounce along with this rhyming read-aloud about all kinds of balls From footballs to eyeballs, beach balls to meatballs, if you can roll it, this book has it! With his signature whimsy and wordplay, author Joshua David Stein compares and contrasts different kinds of balls in this part-reference, part-comedy act. The book invites readers to identify various sports balls, while simultaneously weaving in a whole selection of unexpected rollable objects. A winning formula for every young reader who loves to kick, throw, catch, or giggle.
Author : Pat Kirwan
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,90 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1633192946
Renowned NFL analysts' tips to make football more accessible, colorful, and compelling than ever before More and more football fans are watching the NFL each week, but many of them don't know exactly what they should be watching. What does the offense's formation tell you about the play that's about to be run? When a quarterback throws a pass toward the sideline and the wide receiver cuts inside, which player is to blame? Why does a defensive end look like a Hall of Famer one week and a candidate for the practice squad the next? These questions and more are addressed in Take Your Eye Off the Ball 2.0, a book that takes readers deep inside the perpetual chess match between offense and defense. This book provides clear and simple explanations to the intricacies and nuances that affect the outcomes of every NFL game. This updated edition contains recent innovations from the 2015 NFL season.
Author : John Fox
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0062101625
Anthropologist John Fox sets off on a worldwide adventure to thefarthest reaches of the globe and the deepest recesses of our ancientpast to answer a question inspired by his sports-loving son: "Why do we play ball?" From Mexican jungles to the small-town gridirons of Ohio, frommedieval villages and royal courts to modern soccer pitches andbaseball parks, The Ball explores the little-known origins ofour favorite sports across the centuries, and traces how a simpleinvention like the ball has come to stake an unrivaled claim on ourpassions, our money, and our lives. Equal parts history and travelogue,The Ball removes us from the scandals and commercialism of today'ssports world to uncover the true reasons we play ball, helping us reclaimour universal connection to the games we love.
Author : Genevieve Petrillo
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Davey, a blind student, refuses all help from his new classmates, even while playing kickball at recess, until they find a way to help without doing everything for him.
Author : Tiffany Dufu
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250071739
An inspirational and insightful guide for women who want to get it all by doing less. For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the increasingly heavy obligations at home that weigh them down. Women have become accustomed to delegating, advocating and negotiating for themselves at the office, but when it comes to managing households, they still bear the brunt on their own shoulders. A simple solution is staring them in the face: negotiate with the men in their personal lives. In Drop The Ball, Tiffany Dufu explains how women can create all-in domestic partnerships that protect them against professional burn-out.
Author : Gerald Marzorati
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 147673741X
"An award-winning author shares the inspiring and entertaining account of his pursuit to become a nationally competitive tennis player--at the age of sixty. Being a man or a woman in your early sixties is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't old.
Author : Mary Sullivan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547681240
A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided game of fetch until naptime’s wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a thousand words in this comic book-style ode to canine monomania. Ball? Ball.
Author : Anthony Potts
Publisher : New Generation Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,33 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781800315518
Anthony Potts is the debut author of Eye on the Ball. He currently works in the city of Ningbo in China but is originally from London, England. The story is about a teenager trying to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer.
Author : Mo Willems
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Ball games
ISBN : 9781406322194
In this latest Elephant & Piggie Book, Gerald is determined to teach Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie is just as serious about having fun. Full color.
