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Browne, Anthony. Willy the wizard. Willy the chimpanzee loves to play soccer, but he is never picked for a team until a stranger gives him some shoes that he is certain are magic. c1995. Soccer

Bunting, Eve. Trouble on the T-ball team. Linda feels left out as the only one on her first-grade T-ball team who hasn't lost a tooth. c1997. T-ball

Calhoun, Mary. Cross-country cat. When he becomes lost in the mountains, a cat with the unusual ability of walking on two legs finds his way home on cross-country skis. 1986, c1979. Cross-country skiing

Carlson, Nancy L. Louanne Pig in making the team. Though she plans to try out for cheerleading, Louanne Pig helps her friend Arnie try out for football, with surprising results. c1985. Football

Carrick, Carol. The climb. Brendan is scared when he and his older cousin begin to climb the mountain, but on the way down, it's Nora who becomes frightened. c1980. Mountaineering

Cole, Babette. Three cheers for Errol! Errol the city rat uses his brain as well as his athletic ability when he competes in the Inter-school Ratathalon. 1989, c1988. Running

Coy, John. STRONG TO THE HOOP. Ten-year-old James tries to hold his own and prove himself on the basketball court when the older boys finally ask him to join them in a game. c1999.Basketball

Eagle, Michael. The marathon rabbit: story and pictures. A rabbit wants to run with the people in a marathon race around the city. c1985. Running

Fearnley, Jan. A perfect day for it. Bear announces that it's "a perfect day for it" and his friends follow him up the mountain, each imagining what special treat they might share there, but all come to agree that Bear's "it"is just right. c2002. Sledding

London, Jonathan. WHITE WATER. A boy learns to read the river when he goes white water rafting with his dad. c2001. White water canoeing

Long, Earlene. Gone fishing. A father and son go fishing with a big fishing rod for daddy and a little one for the child. c1984. Fishing

McKissack, Pat. A million fish - more or less. A boy learns that the truth is often stretched on the Bayou Clapateaux, and gets the chance to tell his own version of a bayou tale when he goes fishing. c1992. Fishing

Pastuchiv, Olga. Minas and the fish. A young boy wishes to learn to swim so he can go fishing with his older brothers, but when a magic fish teaches him, his brothers no longer recognize him. c1997. Swimming

Rex, Michael. DUNK SKUNK. Sport action rhyme with the names of animals who love to play, such as Goal Mole, Dunk Skunk, and Hurdle Turtle. c2005.

Say, Allen. The bicycle man. The amazing tricks two American soldiers do on a borrowed bicycle are a fitting finale for the school sports day festivities in a small village in occupied Japan. c1982. Bicycles

Say, Allen. A river dream. While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip. c1988. Fishing

Say, Allen. Stranger in the mirror. When a young Asian-American boy who spends all of his time skateboarding wakes up one morning with the face of an old man, he has trouble convincing people that he is still himself. c1995. Skateboarding

Shannon, David. Duck on a bike. A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too. c2002. Bicycles and bicycling

Waber, Bernard. Gina. When Gina moves to a new apartment building, she discovers that

there are plenty of boys but no girls her own age to play with. c1995. Baseball

Wahl, Jan. Rabbits on roller skates! Rhymed text and illustrations follow the progress of a group of rabbits on roller skates. c1986. Roller-skating

Weston, Martha. Tuck in the pool. Tuck, a little pig taking swimming lessons, overcomes his fear of the water with the help of his lucky rubber spider. c1995. Swimming

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Tocci, Salvatore. Experiments with sports. Explores the science behind sports through simple experiments using everyday objects. c2003. Sports - Experiments

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Barrett, Norman S. Sports facts. An introduction to the history, techniques, strategy, rules, and champion exponents of various team and individual sports, including track and field, football, golf, swimming, skiing, and cycling. c1996. Sports - Encyclopedias

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Ontario Science Centre. Sportworks: more than 50 fun games and activities that explore the science of sports. Describes a variety of games and activities with which to explore the science of sports, in such areas as body types, muscles, and water sports. c1989. Sports sciences

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Macy, Sue. Winning ways: a photohistory of American women in sports. Through profiles of over one hundred photos, this book celebrates the record of American women of every race and creed who have been great professional athletes. c1996. Women athletes

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Siegel, Alice. It's a girl's game too. This book is packed with interesting facts. It tells how to get started in eighteen different sports from basketball to roller-skating racing. c1980. Sports for women.

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Steiner, Andy. A sporting chance: sports and gender. Explores the relationship between athletics and gender.c1995. Women athletes

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Berry, Flynn, Editor New moon. Sports: what sports can do for you and what you can do with sports. Examines the role of sports in girls' lives, including the history of women in sports, famous women athletes, great sports for girls, and ways to get involved in athletics. c1999. Sports for women.

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Chambers, Veronica. Double dutch: a celebration of jump rope, rhyme, and sisterhood. This book is filled with her own personal memories of girlhood and jumping rope, along with poems, interviews, songs, history, quotes rhymes and photographs.

c2002. Rope skipping

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Hughes, Sarah. Let's jump rope. This is an easy to read book with photographs and a glossary. c2000. Rope skipping

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Kalbfleisch, Susan. Jump!: the new jump rope book. An introduction to jumping rope with instructions for easy and advanced tricks. 1987, c1985. Rope skipping

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Miller, Faye Young. Winning basketball for girls. An introduction, in text and illustrations, to the techniques and strategies of girl's basketball. c1992. Basketball

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Crossingham, John. VOLLEYBALL IN ACTION. Introduces the techniques, equipment, rules, and safety requirements of volleyball. c2000. Volleyball

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Herzog, Brad. T IS FOR TOUCHDOWN: A FOOTBALL ALPHABET. The sounds of the autumn include the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot and the thump of the kick off starting the first home football game. c2004 Football.

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Luxbacher, Joe. SOCCER: steps to success. c1991. Soccer

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Woods, Paula. IMPROVE YOUR SOCCER SKILLS. Fully illustrated step-by-step explanations take a soccer player through the whole range of techniques and tactical tricks required for a first rate performance. c1987. Soccer

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Jackman, Joan. The young gymnast. c1995. Gymnastics

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Middleton, Haydn. Ancient Olympic games. Describes the origins, sports, other events, and end of the ancient Olympic games. c2000. Olympic games (Ancient)

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Krementz, Jill. A very young skater. A 10-year-old relates her experiences as a skater. 1986, c1979. Skating

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Durant, Alan chosen by.SPORTS STORIES. A collection of sports stories by such authors as Enid Bagnold, P. G. Wodehouse, Ring Lardner, and Tessa Duder. c2000. Sports stories.

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Thayer, Ernest Lawrence. Casey at the bat. The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game. c1995.Baseball

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Greenfield, Eloise. FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME: MICHAEL JORDAN AND ME. Two children discover the importance of determination and find inspiration in the life of Michael Jordan. c1997. Basketball

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Janeczko, Paul B. THAT SWEET DIAMOND: BASEBALL POEMS. A collection of poems, including "Before the Game," "Catcher Sings the Blues," "How to Spit," and "Double Play," capture the experiences of the game of baseball. c1998. Baseball

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Gallo, Donald R. Editor. Ultimate sports: short stories by outstanding writers for young adults. A collection of sixteen short stories about teenage athletes written by well-known authors in the field, including award-winning novelists Robert Lipsyte and Chris Crutcher. c1995. Sports stories, American.

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Green, Michelle Y. A strong right arm: the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Fueled by the passion for the game and buoyed by the inspiration of Jackie Robinson, Mamie Johnson is determined to be a professional baseball pitcher. c2002. Baseball

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Greenberg, Doreen. A DRIVE TO WIN: THE STORY OF NANCY LIEBERMAN-CLINE. This series is unprecedented in its concept of offering real stories of new heroes to young girls. c2000. Women basketball players - United States - Biography.

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Dadey, Debbie. Shooting star: Annie Oakley, the legend. An exaggerated account of the life and exploits of the sharp-shooting entertainer. c1997. Sharp-shooting

Alphin, Elaine Marie. THE PERFECT SHOT. Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were gunned down a year ago, but the upcoming murder trial and a high school history assignment force him to face the past and decdie how far he should go to see justice served. c2005 Basketball.

Barre, Shelley A. Chive. Nine-year-old Chive, homeless because his parents have lost their

farm and are looking for work in the city, strikes up an unusual friendship with eleven-year-old Terry and competes with him in a skateboard competition. c1993. Skateboarding

Brooks, Bruce. THROWING SMOKE. When his teammates on the Breadhurst Newts baseball team continue their losing ways, Whiz uses an unusual printing press to create several star players in hopes of winning a game. c2000. Baseball

Christopher, Matt. STRANGER IN RIGHT FIELD. Who is the new player on the Peach Street Mudders, and how can Alfie Maples help him improve his game?c1997. Baseball

Crutcher, Chris. WHALE TALK. Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school's less popular students. c2001. Swimming

Deuker, Carl. PAINTING THE BLACK. When star athlete Josh Daniels moves in across the street, Remy Ward doesn't realize how much his life will change during his senior year at Seattle's Crown Hill High.c1997. Baseball

Deuker, Carl. NIGHT HOOPS. While trying to prove that he is good enough to on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and erratic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street. c2000. Basketball

Duder, Tessa. Alessandra. As a member of the New Zealand swimming team, fifteen-year-old Alex gets her first taste of independence as she faces the challenges of competition in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. c1992. Swimming

Duder, Tessa. In lane three, Alex Archer. Fifteen-year-old Alex struggles to overcome personal trauma and hardship as she competes with her arch rival for a place on the New Zealand swimming team participating in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. 1989, c1987. Swimming

Dygard, Thomas J. Quarterback walk-on. When the fourth-string quarterback for a Texas college team suddenly finds himself next Saturday's starter, he has a plan for winning. c1982. Football

Feinstein, John. LAST SHOT: A FINAL FOUR MYSTERY. After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. c2005. Basketball

Jenkins, A. M. Out of order. Sophomore Colt Trammel loves baseball and his girlfriend Grace, but he hates the rest of high school and maintains a tough facade to hide his feelings of inferiority. c2003. Baseball

Klass, David. A different season. High school baseball star Jim Roark is delighted to meet Jennifer Douglas, the second basewoman on the girls' softball team, until she becomes the first female player on his all-male team. c1988. Baseball Stories

Lasky, Kathryn. TUMBLE BUNNIES. Feeling inept in the team sports scheduled for his school's Gymboree, Clyde the rabbit develops hi own event, a freestyling tumbling routine with a dazzling move called the "twirly burly." c2005. Gymnastics

Lee, Marie G. Necessary roughness. Sixteen-year-old Korean American Chan moves from Los Angeles to a small town in Minnesota, where he must cope not only with racism on the football team but also with the tensions in his relationship with his strict father. c1996. Football

Lupica, Mike. Travel team. After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory. Mike Lupica's first novel for

Nevius, Carol. KARATE HOUR. Rhyming text portrays the exuberance of an hour of karate class. Includes nonfiction information at the end. c2004. Karate

Orr, Wendy. Peeling the onion. Following an automobile accident in which her neck is broken, a teenage karate champion begins a long and painful recovery with the help of her family. c1997. Karate

Ritter, John H. THE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL. The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game, and Tom Gallagher hopes to lead his team to victory with the secrets of the now disgraced player, Dante Del Gato. c2003. Baseball

Scieszka, Jon. See you later, gladiator. Joe, Fred, and Sam demonstrate some of their favorite professional wrestling moves, including the "Time Warp Trio Blind Ninja Smackdown," when they're transported to ancient Rome and forced to fight as gladiators in the Colosseum. c2000. Wrestling

Spinelli, Jerry. There's a girl in my hammerlock: a novel. Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates. c1991. Wrestling

Thayer, Ernest Lawrence. Casey at the bat. A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game. c1988. Baseball

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Daryl Siedentop, editor. Sport education: quality PE through positive sport experiences. Provides school-tested, ready-to-use plans for applying the model to specific sports and fitness activities, c1994.

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Krause, Jerry. BASKETBALL SKILLS & DRILLS. Distills over 30 years of basketball coaching (all age and skill levels and both genders) into concepts that are both easy to understand, master and apply. c1991. Basketball -- Coaching.

Flores, Tom. Youth league football: coaching and playing. Presents coaches with a variety of drills and exercises that guarantee skill improvement. c1993. Youth league football -- Coaching.

Caruso, Andrew. Soccer coaching, development, and tactics. Introduction to the principles of coaching. Also a bibliography of recommended books, journals and tapes. c1989. Soccer for children - Coaching.

O'Shea, Gerard P. Youth soccer: the amateur coach. A step-by-step guide for coaching kids ages 5-14. Including equipment, offense & defense drills, managing & coaching the team, ball skills, sportsmanship & motivation. c1986. Soccer for children.

Riley, John. Soccer cards: simple competitive practices for coaches and players at all levels. 34 charts: double sided in color, bound in a loose-leaf binder.c1985. Soccer - Training

Covers : About Soccer; Coaching Philosophy; Warm-Up; Passing; Dribbling ; Heading; Shooting; Goalkeeping; Small-Sided Games and Wrap-Up.c1989. Soccer for children -Training.

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Sports: high performance. [videorecording] (26 min.) Discovery Health, c2001. Whether it's T-ball, gymnastics, kick boxing, or soccer, kids fell pressure to be in sports. Explore the benefits of sports: physical activity, confidence, and the team-building experience. Also learn about risks involved in taking sports to extremes.c2001. "Secondary 6-12."

Sporting Goods Manufacturers Assoc.,c1993. Featuring: Althea Gibson -- Wilma Rudolph -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee-- Florence Griffith Joyner -- Zina Garrison -- Anita L. DeFrantz -- Debi Thomas -- Dominique Dawes -- Wendy Hilliard --Nikki Franke -- Tina Sloan-Green -- Robin Roberts – Michelle Savadge Brown -- Linda Greene -- Alpha Alexander – Cassandra Jones.