Curling (Ignite: Winter Sports) - Softcover

Throp, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410954552 ISBN 13: 9781410954558

Publisher: Raintree, 2013

Synopsis

Discover the ins and outs of one of the world’s most unique winter sports: curling! This action-packed nonfiction book features the basics of curling, the proper gear and skills needed to play, and a close look at the history of the game and the current stars. With full-color photographs and easy-to-read text, children will find reading about this winter sport nearly as fun as playing it.

About this title

About the Author:

Claire Throp has worked in publishing for 15 years. She has written children's nonfiction on subjects ranging from countries to sports to animals. She lives just outside Oxford, England.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-6-The colorful, appealing design will draw students to these fact-filled titles about popular winter sports. (Actually, curling's still gaining fans: though enjoyed by 1.2 million Canadians, only 16,000 people in the U.S. play). The books' tiny font is offset by attractive design elements, including the use of captions, highlighted information, and sidebars in bright colors. Dramatic color photos and a readable text cover important athletes, rules and gear, and instructions for both watching and/or participating in these sports. One noteworthy feature is mention of differently abled athletes and the ways in which they may participate in athletics such as sled hockey and the Paralympic games. All the volumes include a quiz, and Curling and Figure Skating offer topics for further research. Fact-filled and readable, these titles will be a hit with both sports browsers and research writers.α(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Raintree
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1410954552
• ISBN 13: 9781410954558
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48