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When they piled into cars and drove through Durham, North Carolina, the members of the Duke University Medical School basketball team only knew that they were going somewhere to play basketball. They didn't know whom they would play against. But when they came face-to-face with their opponents, they quickly realized this secret game was going to make history. Discover the true story of how in 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret game between the best players from a white college and his team from the North Carolina College of Negroes at a time of segregation and racism.

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare baseballs before every game. Listen to the story of how Lena's mud went from a riverbank to the major leagues and all the way to the Hall of Fame.

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frustration. The students—a bunch of energetic young men—are bored with all the regular games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep the class happy—or someone's going to get hurt. Saving this class is going to take a genius. Discover the true story of how Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

See what it means to play on a team. Practice, play, win, and lose with your teammates.

Get outside with this audiobook that shows how explorers have found their way around the planet for thousands of years. Hear about the ancient Polynesians who tracked the stars and waves to sail precise paths through the ocean. Or the Age of European Exploration navigators who used compasses and dead reckoning to reach the New World. And learn the science behind radar and modern-day GPS satellites. Then discover how to do it yourself! Up your adventure game and learn to find north and south by reading the trees, make a simple compass, use the stars to tell time, and more.

Obstáculos y prejuicios son una constante en la historia del fútbol femenino. A ellos han tenido que hacer frente las mujeres que han querido convertir el deporte rey en su profesión. En este volumen Mayca Jiménez recoge las historias de cuarenta pioneras que no se conformaron cuando les prohibieron jugar, que no se achicaron cuando les cuestionaron su valía, que no dudaron en perseguir su futuro con el balón a los pies.

Fodboldverdenen er fuld af eventyr – af den virkelige slags vel at mærke! I Loppen, Elefantkongen og de andre fodboldhelte fortæller Sebastian Stanbury blandt andet om Lionel Messi, der nåede at blive nærmest synonym med FC Barcelona, men til trods for sin store succes i Europa aldrig har vundet et mesterskab med sit hjemland, Argentina.

Denne bog handler om de største fodboldhelte. Både dem, du ser på tv i dag, men også nogle af dem, der ikke spiller mere. Vidste du, at Messi har scoret 50 mål i én sæson, at Ronaldo kan løbe 33 km/t i fodboldstøvler, og at Zlatan har scoret på sakse-spark fra 28 meter? Alt det og meget mere kan du høre om her! Daniel Zimakoff (f. 1965) er en dansk forfatter og bibliotekar. Han har blandt andet skrevet spændende science fiction-romaner til unge og står bag fodboldserien "FC Mezzi".

Fußball begeistert nicht nur im Fernsehen, sondern auch in der Freizeit - egal ob im Verein oder auf der Wiese. Welche Schusstechnik ist die beste? Wie werde ich zum Fußballstar? Welche ist die beste Mannschaft der Welt? Es gibt viel zu entdecken über den Laien- und Profisport. Dank der abwechslungsreichen Themenaspekte können Kinder viel Neues erfahren und sich zu wahren Fußball-Expert*innen entwickeln.

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions. From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. Throughout...

There are few places more exciting than the basketball court. Yet few kids realize just how exciting the whole story of the game really is. More than 210 million people follow the NBA league across its various social media platforms, making it the most popular sports league in the world. So why is it that no one really understands its history? If your kids aspire to be the next LeBron James, they’re already hungry for basketball knowledge.

As a boy, Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional baseball, but everyone tells him he is too small. Yet he grows up to be a successful player, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig! When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family are sent to one of ten internment camps where more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry are imprisoned without trials. Zeni brings the game of baseball to the camp, along with a sense of hope. This true story, set in a Japanese internment camp, introduces children to a little-discussed part of American history.

Provides a brief introduction to the game of softball as intended to be played by children.

Get ready to amaze with these cheerleading skills and stunts. Learn basic arm positions, jumps, and tumbling moves. The tips throughout will give you all the information you need to put together a routine that will leave crowds amazed.

Provides a brief introduction to the game of volleyball as intended to be played by children.

Fascinating facts and first-person accounts highlight some of the most interesting jobs that take place behind the scenes in professional sports. Get a glimpse at what it takes to make it as a coach, team physician, sportscaster, and more and find out what goes on behind the glamour.

Conoce al hombre que cambió el juego para siempre. Michael Jordan siempre ha sido competitivo, incluso de pequeño luchaba por llamar la atención. Su necesidad de ser el mejor lo convirtió en un jugador estrella de su equipo de baloncesto universitario y lo ayudó a convertirse en una leyenda de la NBA, tanto por sus habilidades como por sus promociones. Su contrato con Nike para las zapatillas de baloncesto Air Jordan sentó un precedente inigualable para los atletas profesionales.

"Tercer strike, ponchado”. “Quieto”. “Jonrón”. Cada octubre, millones de aficionados al béisbol de todo el país esperan ansiosamente ver qué equipo gana la mayor competencia del béisbol. Pero los partidos originales de la década de 1900 difícilmente se parecían a los de hoy. Echa un vistazo a más de cien años atrás y descubre la historia de las mejores series del béisbol. Con triunfos, desengaños y maldiciones supersticiosas, este libro lleno de acción, da vida al pasatiempo de Estados Unidos.

In this edition, your child can learn all about their hero, super Jack Grealish of Man City and England.

Baseball statistics come to life. Listeners won't look at mathematics in the same way again.