The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States. But don't call it just a horse race. This annual May event, known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports," is steeped in tradition and pageantry far beyond what happens on the track. Following the alphabet, D is for Derby: A Kentucky Derby Alphabet uses poetry and expository text to explain this world-famous event. Topics include famous jockeys, legendary horses, fabled Bluegrass farms and owners, as well as offering a behind-the scenes view of thoroughbred breeding and racing. Readers young and old, along with horse enthusiasts and diehard Derby fans, will enjoy this celebration of one of the most prestigious sporting and cultural events in our country.

Grab your COLOR pom-poms and your ADJECTIVE spirit, because Mad Libs is here to cheer! Y-E-L-L, everybody yell -- Go Team! Mad Libs is here to bring the spirit and the excitement of cheerleading! Whether you're a flyer or a base, or even the team mascot, these 21 hilarious fill-in-the-blanks stories are perfect for any cheerleader who's ready to go, fight, win!

Filled with quizzes, stats and little-known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Football Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Is Lucy Bronze your ultimate football heroine? The current England lionesses vice-captain is a three-time Women's Champions League champion with superclub Lyon. She is a two-time French League winner and also earned third place for England at the Women's World Cup in 2015. Playing in her best position as a roving right-back, Bronze loves to get forward on the pitch and has scored some sensational volleys in huge matches for club and country! Her story is one of defying the odds: she overcame career-threatening knee injuries and was told she would never again play for England to become one of the finest and most-decorated English players in women's football. An inspiration to young girls and boys alike. The Football Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

""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..

As timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot-tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today's youngsters as they did to children in the late 1800s. (Many of these enterprises have also been known to compete effectively with TV and video games.) Best of all, the projects have the power to inspire the imagination and help youngsters master new skills and experience the satisfaction of personal accomplishment. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Scribner, New York, 1890.

A fun and quirky story against anything but your average team, perfect for children learning to read. When Seamus and his scaredy-ba Granda go for a night-time walk, they don't expect to find a group of ghosts in an old barn. Greg the Ghoul, Phantom Pete and friends are too scared to go up into heaven, in case they are sent back down to hell, so they are just waiting around in the barn, getting bored. Seamus has an idea to relieve their boredom - they should form a football team and play other ghosts! The ghosts are nervous, but Seamus and his Granda help them get fit and improve their game. Soon they are champion players, powering their way through teams on earth, heaven and even hell! The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently. * Varied sentences * Detailed illustrations to enjoy * Chapters * Interesting characters and themes * A rich range of vocabulary * More complex storylines to stretch confident readers All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children's reading. Book band: White.

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about the sport whose very name cannot be decided upon: football/soccer/the beautiful game! He VERB (PRESENT TENSE), he scores! GOALLLLLL! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about penalty kicks, slide tackles, and clutch saves, there are plenty laughs to be had about the most cherished sport worldwide! Play alone, in a group, or in the Champions League final! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.

Qhawe! Mokgadi Caster Semenya is a delightful picture book for 8 to 12 year olds that tells the fantastic rise to gold medal glory of South African athletics hero, Caster Semenya. The book goes back in time to when winning was just a dream for 8-year-old Caster. How did Caster achieve her dreams? How did she go from being the fastest girl in her village to being the fastest in the world?

Hierdie volledige eenstopgids vir rugby is volgepak met alles wat jy moet weet: van die Sesnasies- tot die Rugbywêreldbeker-toernooi. Die boek is propvol warm wenke, prettige feite en beroemde gesigte. Rugby is ’n moet-hê gids vir enige jong rugbyondersteuner en is die perfekte strydgenoot vir die opkomende Wêreldbeker.

The Number 1 football series - over 1 million copies sold! Jordan Pickford is the hero goalkeeper whose super-save won England their first ever World Cup penalty shootout, and whose will to win inspired England to battle all the way to the semi-finals. This is the story of how a young boy with a big dream became Everton's number-one keeper and England's star player at the 2018 World Cup. Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

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Jason is ’n goeie sokkerspeler ... ’n baie goeie sokkerspeler.

Wanneer ’n talentsoeker van Orlando Pirates hom in die park sien speel blyk dit asof hy dalk net die kans gegun sal word om dit uit sy woonstelblok tot in die premierliga te maak.

Maar die ander seuns speel al van kleins af saam en Jason is nie seker of hy ooit sal kan inpas nie – en of hy sy vurige humeur sal kan beheer nie.

Hierdie maklik-om-te-lees boek is ideaal om trae lesers aan te moedig en is gemik op leerlinge wat Afrikaans dalk as tweede- of derdetaal het.

Die ouderdoms-gepaste storie staan lesers by in leesoefeninge en om hul taal te verbeter.