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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Sports & outdoor recreation > General
Developed exclusively with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this
Study Guide provides you with support to maximise your performance
in CSEC Physical Education and Sport. Written by teachers,
examiners and experts in the field, it covers all the elements of
the syllabus in the examination in an easy-to-use
double-page-spread format and a range of features designed to
enhance study. Features include activities and tips, as well as
examination practice and sample answers to build assessment
confidence.
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Flaming Olympics
(Paperback)
Michael Coleman; Illustrated by Aidan Potts, Mike Phillips
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What was the perilous pig chase? Which sport includes the 'naked
strangle'? How did Tarzan become a gold medal winner? Find out in
this illuminating guide to the games. With 300 quiz questions on
every Olympic event, it's guaranteed to keep you guessing, right up
until the closing ceremony!
During the sweltering summer of seventeen-year-old Paul Volponi's
life, he had only goal-he wanted, no, needed to become a legitimate
and respected New York City street basketball player. It was a
passion that consumed him night and day, and at times even isolated
him from his friends and family. So he entered through the gates of
the Proving Ground, the roughest streetball yard in the city. It
was a place where the fouls resembled felonies, and the atmosphere
mirrored that of the Roman Coliseum more than Madison Square
Garden. It was where teens and adults contested pickup games with a
ferocity seemingly greater than that of the NBA Finals. The Proving
Ground was a difficult place to cultivate friendships and an easy
environment to make enemies. This is the story of Paul's
summer-long initiation at the Proving Ground. It is truly a
streetball testament of a teenager who wanted more than anything
else to earn his stripes in streetball society. Only what he didn't
understand at the time was that this experience would deliver to
him, as it does today for so many young adults, a set of skills
that would enhance his life far beyond the boundaries of a
basketball court.
Learn how to light a fire without matches, build a shelter to sleep
in, cook on a fire, hunt for bugs and much more. From essential
bushcraft basics and Stone Age survival skills to joyful outdoor
play, this book is packed with ideas to bring your little ones
closer to nature and all its magical offerings. Young children will
be immersed in imaginative, gloriously messy play and crafts,
whilst older ones can get to grips with more complex activities
like stone tool making and sourcing water. Whether in an organised
setting, a group of friends or a family outing, the fun-filled
games will build confidence and bonding and result in happy and
energised children. Entertaining anecdotes from the authors' own
experience of surviving in the wild can be read aloud to children,
bringing to life the thrilling reality of sleeping in a cave or
savouring your first-ever foraged meal.
An outdoor guide from the National Trust for young boys and girls
with a thirst for adventure. This is the ultimate pocket-sized
adventure guide to all the fun you can have in the woods: how to
craft your own tools, how to build a shelter, how to cook food over
a campfire . . . and even how to get drinking water from wee!
Children will also learn exactly what not do, from eating poisonous
mushrooms to starting a forest fire. Durable and attractive small
hardback format with an elastic strap - easy to pop in your pocket
or rucksack and take with you to the woods. Perfect for fans of
Bear Grylls! With fun games to play in the woods, advice on
tracking animals, and a useful chapter on first aid, this is the
perfect book for young adventurers! Other titles in the series
include: Seaside, River and Mountains.
This book is the basic foundation of the largest youth organisation
in the history of the world . It was designed to be read by young
people and to motivate them to develop all of their skills. It
continues to be a major force in motivating young people to prepare
to be active citizens in society. However it also contains simple
truths for adults on the nature of young people and how best to
help them learn and to achieve their full potential. It is required
reading for adults educating or working with young people.
A brilliant, funny and inspiring collection of poems about sport by
Brian Moses and Roger Stevens! These are poems about winning and
about taking part; poems about having all the right kit, but no
talent; poems that show that coming first in the egg and spoon race
really is as important to your mum and dad as being an Olympic
athlete; poems about being a team player and poems about being an
individual hero. In fact, this book is packed with sporting gems of
all kinds. Olympic Poems is perfect for any young poet or aspiring
Olympian.
""For all members of the Leave No Child Inside movement who are
engaged with early childhoodas educators, child care providers,
nature center staff, parents, landscape designers, or
pediatriciansthis book is an essential resource.,""
Louise Chawla, Children and Nature Network, USA. .
What do children learn through playing outdoors?. What makes an
effective and challenging play space?. What is a safe environment
and can children be too safe?. How can adults best support
challenging play outdoors? . . . Young children seek adventure and
challenge in their play outdoors. They look for places they can
explore and spaces they can transform. However, provision for
exciting and challenging play outdoors is often restricted because
of an over-emphasis on safety, and also because the value of play
outdoors is not well understood.
. . This book offers a clear rationale for why outdoor play is
essential in young childrens lives and learning. It asks
fundamental questions about what sort of environments we want for
young children, as well as examining controversial issues of risk
and safety.
. . The author identifies key principles underpinning the design
of challenging outdoor play environments and examines how children
use and transform space to create their own imaginary worlds. The
essential role of the adult in supporting and extending childrens
free play is examined and implications for practice identified.
. . This book makes an important contribution to current debates
on risk, safety and challenge in outdoor environments for young
children. It brings together research from a range of different
disciplines, as well as illustrative examples of childrens play and
talkoutdoors.
. . "Playing Outdoors" is inspiring reading for early childhood
practitioners, students, play workers, parents, policy makers and
all those seeking to develop challenging outdoor play areas..
Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes
he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal
of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official
sweat-taster to determine how salty his sweat was after each match!
Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected some of the most
unusual and surprising facts about the legendary boxer and civil
rights activist, from his childhood and the spark of his boxing
career to his time as heavyweight champion of the world. Narrated
by the two spirited siblings and animated by Allison Steinfeld's
upbeat illustrations, Muhammad Ali Was a Chicken! is an
authoritative, accessible and one-of-a-kind biography infused with
Dan Gutman's signature zany sense of humour.
"Bioenergetics Primer for Exercise Science" encompasses all the
up-to-date research and information regarding human bioenergetics
and energy metabolism at a level that is more in depth than cursory
discussions found in exercise physiology texts and more practical
and accessible than highly research-oriented bioenergetics texts.
Itemphasizes the metabolic challenges presented by obesity and
diabetes and includes dedicated chapters discussing those metabolic
impairments, alterations in metabolism, and the role of exercise in
each. Alterations in bioenergetics are also discussed with regard
to children, elderly people, and women.
This fun-filled adventure handbook is bursting with ideas to help
kids discover the great outdoors and get closer to nature. Created
with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK's leading
gardening charity. This beautifully illustrated book is packed fun
activities, handy tips and nature facts to encourage children to
explore the wonderful world around them. Make a wilderness compass
Grow your own herb garden Build a tepee Learn how to read a map
Discover more about plants, trees and wildlife Each page is filled
with inspiring ideas for discovering and exploring plants and
wildlife, with exciting activities for all weathers.
Children love to make dens. Adults encourage children to make dens
because it supports imagination and many aspects of early learning.
This new addition to the Little Books series contains 19 ideas for
budget friendly themed dens. Included within each themed idea are
suggestions for making and decorating your den, dressing-up and
props, games and activities, links to the EYFS early learning goals
and links to useful books, websites. There are over 80 titles in
our 'Little Books' series - why not join our Little Book Club and
discover the rest?
The ultimate pocket-sized guide to more than 120 sports, from
soccer to mountain biking. Ever wonder which is the oldest sport?
Or how the Olympics came into being? Are sports the same as games?
What does a midfielder do in soccer? What are bogeys, eagles, and
birdies in golf? The answers to all these questions and more can be
found in this pocket-sized sports book for children. With all major
team and individual sports organized into clear categories, you can
navigate easily to your favourite sport and others like it.
Vibrant, clear illustrations and photographs accompany bite-sized
chunks of information on gameplay, rules of scoring, court and
field sizes, and even equipment for different types of sport and
sporting events. Find out more with stats on record breakers and
top competitors in every sport. Go deeper with the reference pages
on exciting achievements as well as the many sports associations
and competitions on the planet. The Pocket Eyewitness series is
perfect for all children, whether they are casual sports
enthusiasts or die-hard sports buffs.
The Official United States Olympic Committee Curriculum Guides,
entitled, 'Share the Olympic Dream', are instructional guides for
teachers of elementary and junior high school students. This volume
is designed to inform students about the Olympic Games and its
traditions, and Olympic history sites and events. It also discusses
the process of becoming an Olympian and the importance of
maintaining health, nutrition and physical fitness.
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On the Line
(Hardcover)
Kari-Lynn Winters; Illustrated by Scot Ritchie
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Discovery Miles 3 760
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In a read-aloud perfect for conversations about team stewardship
and growth mindset, a boy overshadowed by a family of skilled
hockey players finds an innovative way to shine. In Jackson Moore's
small town, his family is known for producing hockey heroes-but he
worries that he'll never measure up to their amazing skills. On the
ice he feels like a potato on skates, and his teammates begin to
wonder if he really is a Moore. Then, when a shortage of equipment
puts his team at risk of losing their spot in the Winterfest
Tournament, Jackson makes a game plan of his own and realizes that
his problem-solving and stewardship abilities are hallmarks of a
true MVP. Just like Jackson, award-winning author Kari-Lynn Winters
grew up playing in the shadow of a big hockey family. In On the
Line she demonstrates with heart and humor how scoring goals is not
the only path to team heroism. An author's note furthers the
conversation about sportsmanship, teamwork, and building supportive
communities. Lively art by award-winning illustrator Scot Ritchie
perfectly captures the action on and off the ice as Jackson learns
to celebrate the skills he has-and to enjoy the game in spite of
the ones he doesn't.
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