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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Sporting Stories
Kan ’n ongewone stokperdjie jou span se rugbytoer red? Hoe ver sal jy gaan om seker te maak jy het genoeg tydvir soveel sportsoorte as moontlik? Kan ’n klomp vrotperskes die begin van ’n cool nuwe sportsoort wees?
Hierdie boek bevat 7 sportstories wat jou tone sal laatomkrul van lekkerkry!
Twelve-year-old Emmie is working to raise money for a tricked-out
wheelchair to get serious about WCMX (wheelchair motocross), when a
wipeout on a rickety ramp throws her plans into a tailspin. Instead
of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but
unwelcome aide - and, seeing a golden media opportunity, launches a
public fundraiser for her. Emmie loves her close-knit rural town,
but she can't shake the feeling that her goals suddenly aren't hers
anymore. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to
get her dreams off the ground - and show her community what she
wants, what she has to give, and how ready she is to do it on her
own terms.
In Football Stories: Salah, young readers will find out how Egyptian superstar Mo Salah went from being a small kid with big dreams to one of the giants of international football! With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little football fans. They'll love the story of Salah's journey, especially when they learn that once he was just a football-loving kid just like them.
An exciting action series set in a soccer club that is a melting pot for teens from different backgrounds with one thing in common – love of the beautiful game.
In this second book of the series, Mondli is captain of Sandview A Under 17 and is doing his best to lead his team. But with his father away, and his mother not coping at home, being a leader is not easy.
When the competing demands of home and team cause clashes in his life, Mondli realises just what leadership is really about.
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Game Plan
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Jayne Bauling
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Discovery Miles 700
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In Football Stories: Bronze, young readers can read all about Lucy Bronze's amazing journey to the top of international football. With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little football fans. They'll love the story of Lucy Bronze's journey, especially when they learn that once she was just a football-loving kid just like them.
Yanga is the 3 Tins champion in his community. His life changes completely when his 3 Tin skills are channeled.
Into cricket. Watch Yanga’s crazy talent as it takes him from local school team to the global sporting stage as one of the stars of the South African Cricket World Cup team.
Kerry-Ann Taylor loves cricket. It's in her blood - in the 1950s
her grandad arrived in England from Jamaica with just two things: a
box of vinyls and his precious cricket bat. Whenever she can,
Kerry-Ann heads to her local ground for matches, practise, and fun
with her best friend Amardeep. But now there's a problem. Some of
the older players - who think they own the place - have found a way
to exploit new club rules to stop Kerry-Ann and her friends from
using the ground. And the rule changes state that next season the
over 13s team will be strictly boys only ... meaning no matches for
Kerry-Ann. But Kerry-Ann is determined to carry on playing cricket
with her friends. So she devises a daring plan to stay in the game
she loves. And unbeknown to her, she's about to get some help via
her grandad's precious cricket bat - which has a lot more to it
than meets the eye ...
Push, pull and slide the tabs to play in the Busy Football match!
Block the ball from entering the net, pass to your teammate and
score the winning goal. Meet 12 famous football heroes too,
including Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugo Lloris and Lucy Bronze! Young
children will love playing with this bright and colourful board
book with gentle rhyming text, lots to spot and talk about, and
wonderful illustrations by Jayri Gomez. Discover more activities in
the Busy Book series: Busy Bikes, Busy Swimming and Busy Baking.
Heng is learning how to surf, but is getting discouraged by how
hard it is. Will a new friend help her learn how to ride the waves?
Introduce the concepts of waves and ocean currents to early readers
with this beautifully illustrated picture book. With pre-reading
questions, this fiction book is ideal for guided reading and builds
early literacy skills.
Dylan has been looking forward to the Midwinter Meltdown Tournament
for months. He knows this will be the year his hockey team wins.
Then a pre-season injury takes him out of the game. Even though his
wrist is healing, he's too weak to play. Can Dylan be part of the
team if he's stuck on the bench?
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Youngbloods
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Scott Westerfield
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Discovery Miles 2 200
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The danger rises and the deception grows in the heart-stopping
fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Impostors series!
It's time to come out of hiding... Frey has spent her life in a
family of deceivers, a stand-in for her sister, manipulated at her
father's command. Free from them at last, she is finding her own
voice - and using it to question everything her family stood for.
Tally was once the most famous rebel in the world. But for over a
decade, she's kept to the shadows, allowing her myth to grow even
as she receded. Now she sees that the revolution she led has not
created a stable world. Freedom, she observes, has a way of
destroying things. As the world is propelled further into conflict
and conspiracy, Frey and Tally join forces to put a check on the
people in power, while still trying to understand their own power
and where it belongs. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and
Divergent Fans of The Uglies will delight in seeing main character
Tally make her big return to the page. The Uglies series has been
optioned as a blockbuster movie.
Dive into an exciting and mysterious adventure full of fun-filled
friendships, fantastical creatures and incredible investigations by
the #1 bestselling author Marcus Rashford! Inspired by Marcus's own
experiences growing up, The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast
Beyond the Fence is the first fiction book by England International
footballer, child-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus
Rashford MBE. Written with children's author Alex Falase-Koya it's
packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, making it the
perfect book for children aged 8-11. There's something fishy going
on at school . . . When twelve-year-old Marcus kicks his favourite
football over the school fence, he knows he's never getting it
back. Nothing that goes over that wall ever comes back. But when
Marcus gets a mysterious note inviting him to join the Breakfast
Club Investigators, he is soon pulled into an exciting adventure
with his new mates Stacey, Lise and Asim to find out what is
lurking on the other side of the fence - and get his football back!
Don't miss the Breakfast Club Investigators next adventure in The
Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School! Packed full of
friendship, adventure, community and fun, you won't want to miss
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence, the
third title in the Marcus Rashford Book Club. 'Breakfast Club
guaranteed I had the best possible start to my day and welcomed me
with open arms. It wasn't just about food. It was about forming
friendships, about togetherness, about escape. It was where some of
my greatest memories were made. I want to capture that feeling in
my debut fiction book.' - Marcus Rashford MBE
Expanding your child s reading horizons is easy with fiction books
from Teacher Created Materials! In Ski Season Surprise by Stephanie
Loureiro, twins Kaitlyn and Tyler are excited for their family ski
trip, but when they get to the resort, the snow hasn t fallen yet.
How will Kaitlyn and Tyler have fun on their ski trip without snow?
Find out more in this fun story about making the best of a
situation your child will love. Includes Book Club literacy and
comprehension questions.
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