Now available in bilingual Spanish! Come along on a lively, lyrical exploration of the world's most beloved sports. Rhyming text and energetic artwork featuring a diverse group of children introduce the basics of eight sports popular around the world: baseball, track, football/soccer, gymnastics, hockey, karate, basketball, and swimming. Includes educational endnotes and art by celebrated illustrator Christiane Engel, whose previous Barefoot credits include Baby's First Words, Dump Truck Disco, Knick Knack Paddy Whack, and Build-a-Story Cards: Space Quest.

What It Takes to be a Leader in Hospitality Sales—Principles and Techniques for Success What’s the key to success in today’s competitive hospitality industry? Sales—the art and science of telling potential customers that you have the product they need, when they need it, and where, at a price that’s right for them. Hospitality Sales: A Marketing Approach provides in-depth instruction based on the strategies of leading hospitality organizations. This comprehensive book introduces crucial sales and marketing concepts and describes how they apply to hospitality businesses and customers. An unparalleled teaching resource, this book:

• Presents selling as the vital link between marketing and operations
• Explains concepts and practices with clear, real-world examples
• Explores sales management technology, from office automation and yield management technology to point-of-sale systems and guest service technology
• Provides summaries and discussion questions at the end of each chapter
• Features a quick-reference glossary of important terms

Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions. Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarding. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal podium. Gail Herman covers it all in a wonderful read--the highs, such as the 1980 US hockey team's unexpected gold medal grab, as well as the lows, including the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan figure-skating scandal in 1994. Includes 80 black-and-white illustrations and a 16-page photo insert.

If you think you might like paintball, this book covers the basics of equipment, rules, and tips for young paint ballers.

Kick! Pass! Swing! Shoot! Score! Sporty kids will go ball-istic over this supercool new sticker activity book from National Geographic Kids!

Hey, sports fans! Take a fun time-out with this amazing activity book, filled with 1,000 stickers and cool facts and games about all your favorite sports –American football, baseball, soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, track and field – and even extreme sports, like mountain biking, snowboarding, and skateboarding, and more. It's the best way to go off-screen and to learn while you play.

This exciting, educational, yet wildly fun interactive title brings National Geographic Kids signature content to a sticker and activity book format.