![Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1553373677.jpg?itok=P20x7TYW)
Bright, boldly colored illustrations depict how young animals prepare to play outdoor winter games and sports. This basic, primarily visual introduction will serve as a simple introduction to lesser and well-known outdoor activities.
Snowy Sports: Ready, Set, Play!
![Skating Superstars](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545207304.jpg?itok=KsaqK9PW)
Figure skating has become a popular Winter Olympics sport. Meet well-known figure skaters from around the world in full color photographs and a readable but brief text. A table of contents allows newly independent readers to easily find their favorite skater in this collective biography.
Skating Superstars
![Freeze Frame: A History of the Winter Olympics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0792278879.jpg?itok=3zaGDYMj)
The winter games began in France in 1924. This compelling examination of their start, the evolution of the games, and more are revealed in photographs and compelling text. It is current through the 2006 winter Olympic Games.
Freeze Frame: A History of the Winter Olympics
![Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060291311.jpg?itok=7q8GGWU0)
Cassius Clay learned to box when he was twelve, trained by Joe Martin in his native Louisville, Kentucky. He would go on to win the Golden Gloves championship and to box in the Olympics. Clay stunned not only the sports world but the world as a whole by winning the world boxing championship and changing his name to Muhammad Ali when he embraced Islam. His portrait is painted in a chronological account, highlighting Ali’s words in text and dramatic full-color paintings.
Muhammad Ali: The People’s Champion
![Henry Aaron's Dream](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763676543.jpg?itok=xmRij0tW)
In spite of growing up in the 1940s before the United States was integrated, in a segregated Mobile, Alabama, Henry Aaron dreamed of playing baseball. His perseverance and courage paid off; he was to become one of the most talented and revered players, whose major league career spanned from 1954 through 1976. He was also a vocal spokesperson for equality between white and black players. Aaron’s early life, his career, and his impact on the game are revealed in an honest, sometimes difficult text and richly colored paintings.
Henry Aaron’s Dream
![Ready, Set, Skip!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142414239.jpg?itok=x_FWc-Qn)
The narrator can do many things well but she just cannot skip. The rhyming, repetitive text allows readers to see what else they are likely good at doing but will help them figure out steps for skipping, too. Spare illustrations add appeal to the pleasing text.
Ready, Set, Skip!
![Testing the Ice](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545052513.jpg?itok=q9qx3cEV)
Baseball great, Jackie Robinson, never joined his children at the lake near their Connecticut home until the winter he made sure its ice was safe for skating. His daughter recognizes that courage is shown in many ways — from testing ice to breaking the baseball color barrier. Rich illustrations extend this well-told family story.
Testing the Ice
![You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375837388.jpg?itok=Uv8A279U)
Sandy Koufax’s early career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was not terribly memorable. But by 1961, the team had moved to Los Angeles and Koufax had perfected his pitch. His amazing story his told through the voice of an unnamed teammate and illustrated with stylized, stunning illustrations.
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?
![Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Book 2)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375857052.jpg?itok=UKRz7_j1)
The timid 2nd grader is back, this time fearful of an upcoming camping trip with his father. Alvin’s siblings try to help him but actually create a different sort of disaster. Readers will enjoy laughing along with these memorable characters.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Book 2)
![Watch Me Throw the Ball!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423113489.jpg?itok=u89V-WxN)
Gerald the elephant can throw a ball a long distance but to his surprise, Piggie delights in just throwing the ball no distance at all. Willem’s signature humor and cartoon style using dialogue balloons reminds readers that Piggie and Gerald have a great deal to share.
Watch Me Throw the Ball!
![A Negro League Scrapbook](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590780914.jpg?itok=D0WOFlFf)
This brief, often poetic, and informative introduction to the Negro Leagues uses period photographs to enhance the information. The period in American history is one of segregation and sadness but also of great joy and achievement.
A Negro League Scrapbook
![Alfie and the Big Boys](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0370328841.jpg?itok=4pWZBBd1)
Things aren’t always as they seem as young Alfie learns when he helps one of the “big boys” Alfie knows from the school next door. Young readers will see themselves in Hughes’ gentle illustrations which depict everyday people doing daily things.
Alfie and the Big Boys
![Hooray for Fly Guy!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545007240.jpg?itok=e0bLojCa)
A bug-eyed boy named Buzz and his pet, Fly Guy (a similarly eyed fly) save the day for Buzz’s football team. This latest installment in the Fly Guy series stands alone, however, and is sure to delight young football aficionados.
Hooray for Fly Guy!
![Babymouse: Skater Girl](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375839895.jpg?itok=QyCDmm27)
Babymouse wants to win the skating trophy and keeps a rigorous training schedule; one without friends and cupcakes. Ultimately, Babymouse figures out and acts on what is most important to her. The Babymouse books continue to be fresh, original, and real.
Babymouse: Skater Girl
![The Boy Who Wouldn't Swim](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0618914846.jpg?itok=GFiIdHMo)
In order to beat the heat that summer, most of the residents of Clermont County practically lived in the pool. That is, everyone except Eric Dooley. He and his rubber giraffe were afraid of the water. How Eric learns to overcome his fear is told with humor and bubbly illustrations.
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Swim
![Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1584302763.jpg?itok=paOGoCKq)
“The Pacific Ocean was Duke’s backyard.” So begins the tale of Duke Kahanamoku, often considered the “Father of Modern Surfing.” Duke won six Olympic medals as a swimmer, but surfing was his passion. Duke, who encountered discrimination throughout his lifetime, was also a hero, saving eight people singlehandedly from a capsized boat in 1925. Readers will enjoy discovering the story behind Duke’s unforgettable legacy.
Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
![Maniac Magee](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316809063.jpg?itok=1Z0CXXzq)
Larger than life Maniac Magee is a modern folk hero, particularly in the small town of Two Mills, Pennsylvania where he brings together people from opposite sides of the track. Unforgettable characters deal poignantly, often humorously, with race, poverty, and more in this contemporary tall tale.
Maniac Magee
![We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0786808322.jpg?itok=PIhqmWtJ)
An introduction by baseball great Hank Aaron opens this riveting look at the history of the Negro League. A large format supports revealing portraits of League players and an absorbing narration revealed in nine innings. Endnotes and further readings conclude this memorable and accessible history.
We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball
![Jabberwocky](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423103726.jpg?itok=FJZ3d0GB)
Stunning, semi-abstract illustrations create a contemporary, recognizable setting for Lewis Carroll’s now classic nonsense poem. An illustrator’s note provides background for the choice of the Jabberwock as a many-fingered ball handler on an urban basketball court.
Jabberwocky
![Playing to Win: The Story of Althea Gibson](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823419266.jpg?itok=Hs1siQWP)
From a sharecropper family, Althea Gibson went on to become a highly skilled tennis player and to break down the game’s racial barriers. Strong, varied illustrations accompany the lucid text to present a compelling portrait of a complex woman and accomplished athlete.
Playing to Win: The Story of Althea Gibson
![To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689867476.jpg?itok=1nHZAB5c)
To Dance is a graphical memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel, a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico who eventually came to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. It captures the passion of the artist, as well as the discipline needed to succeed. To Dance won a 2007 Robert F. Sibert Book Award honor as one of the best informational books for young people.
To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel
![Greatest Stars of the NBA Series](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1595321810.jpg?itok=Dg40yDRA)
In comic-book format, biographical and statistical information is presented about some of today’s hottest basketball stars, including Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan. The comic format conveys the action, while also making this series highly appealing to reluctant readers.
Greatest Stars of the NBA Series
![Kite Fighters](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440418135.jpg?itok=LZMOYMq-)
It takes great skill to be a kite fighter as Kee-sup and Young-sup know well. The brothers have different talents; the older boy makes kites easily while Young-sup flies them with a sure hand. Loyalty, tradition and rivalry between the boys are themes in this riveting novel set in 15th century Korea.
Kite Fighters
![Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1584302682.jpg?itok=cIJx9s2l)
A trip to Brazil inspired this look at a unique sport called “capoeira.” The result is a compelling journey into capoeira’s history and its popularity around the world. The book begins with students at an academy in Oakland, California. Well-placed and -paced, full-color photographs chronicle this amazing activity.