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It's time to cheer for the inspiring athletes of the Paralympic
Games! As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games
commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking
place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't
your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans.
The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would
eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all
around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports,
including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice
hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes
how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the
games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes
the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting
events.
Learn more about what climate change means and how it's affecting our planet.
The earth is definitely getting warmer. There's no argument about that, but who or what is the cause? And why has climate change become a political issue? Are humans at fault? Is this just a natural development? While the vast majority of scientists who study the environment agree that humans play a large part in climate change, there is a counterargument. Author Gail Herman presents both sides of the debate in this fact-based, fair-minded, and well-researched book that looks at the subject from many perspectives, including scientific, social, and political.
As a kid, Jackie Robinson loved sports. And why not? He was a
natural at football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. But
beyond athletic skill, it was his strength of character that
secured his place in sports history. In 1947 Jackie joined the
Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the long-time color barrier in major
league baseball. It was tough being first- not only did "fans" send
hate mail but some of his own teammates refused to accept him. Here
is an inspiring sports biography, with black-and-white
illustrations throughout.
Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend.
He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years
old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by
forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the
real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as
a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.
A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps—six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final Solution. She presents just enough information for an elementary-school audience in a readable, well-researched book that covers one of the most horrible times in history.
This entry in the New York Times best-selling series contains eighty carefully chosen illustrations and sixteen pages of black and white photographs suitable for young readers.
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.
Ice hockey fans will pull on their skates and gear up for this Who HQ title about the Stanley Cup Finals--the National Hockey League's championship games.
Out of the thirty-two pro hockey teams that compete, only one can call itself the champion and proudly hoist up the Stanley Cup--the oldest sports trophy in the world! From the formation of the leagues and the crowning of the first championship-winning team, to the Rangers' Stanley Cup curse and the uncertain fate of the teams during the Spanish flu epidemic, this book recounts the highs and lows of this exciting ice hockey series.
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