Sporting stories Books

Age range 9 to 12It's not easy being captain of the Jags - especially when your team-mates are also your best mates! Everybody notices when the goalie gets it wrong. But it's not just the Jags who make mistakes... What could be better for...

The very first hockey practice can be a little scary, but not if you are planning to be the world's greatest hockey superstar! Follow the action and relish the dreams of a confident young boy as he begins his journey to hockey stardom. See what happens...

Identify suspects, gather clues, navigate puzzles, and solve the mystery in this interactive Choose Your Path thriller.The secluded cabin resort your parents own won't make any "best destination" lists, but it's the perfect place to spend a summer...

Age range 3 to 6Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary each tell their story, culminating in their thrilling ascent of Mount Everest.Tenzing Norgay grew up in Nepal, herding yaks in the shadow of Chomolungma, the mountain also known as Everest. He has always...

Sunnyrain sparkling showersWaterfor our trees and flowersForpreschoolers, rainy weather is full of possibility. A puddle in the back yardis just waiting for a stomp in rubber rain boots. A light drizzle is perfectfor a search-and-rescue mission for worms...

Rhyming couplets celebrate the activities made possible by sunny weather from a preschooler's perspective. Textural paper collage art shows small children engaging in a range of outdoor activities, including gardening, making mud pies, swimming,...

Age range 7 to 10The third title in the collection that began with USBBY Outstanding International BookSlug Days. Lauren, a third-grade student who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, takes on the challenges of sharing her best friend and persevering when a...

Key Selling PointsPicture books written and illustrated for young kids about the beauty and excitement of being out in nature are growing in popularity.The illustrator, Taylor Odynski, offers a fresh and energetic aesthetic in her illustrative work with...

Nuptse and Lhotse are back for another marvelous adventure! Welcome to the Canadian Rockies, a place where bears prowl around valleys and glacier blue lakes. When Mrs. Jasper, a very large grizzly bear, loses her twin cubs Yoho and Kootenay between...

Through rhyming fun and instructional play, children will learn how to keep jitters at bay.This energetic book is for kids who feel the unstoppable urge to hip-slippity hop and twirl-bouncy pop but find themselves in situations in which they can't freely...

A Perfect Bedtime Story, Whether You're Under a Roof or Under the StarsGather the children. Cuddle into a warm sleeping bag. It's time to fall asleep. This gentle, calming story celebrates the wonders of the great outdoors by saying goodnight to nature...

Age range 4 to 8'With expressive paintings and droll writing, Jared Taylor Williams captures the inner warrior of a bunny-child...a charmer.' - Wall Street JournalHave you ever wondered what life would be like if it were a little more.....

Age range 3 to 6There's an age-old tale that magic unicorns exist...wandering where orchids grow within the mountain mist.Legend has it that the only way to find a unicorn is to know where to look and how to craft a beautiful gift that shows her you are...

Age range 6 to 8Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to...

When Zak isn't scoring goals for his local football team, Redwood Rangers, he is endlessly working on his freestyle videos with his dad. And when one of those videos goes viral, his whole life changes. As the views come rolling in, everyone wants a piece...

**Winner of 2020 Northern Lights Book Awards Author/Illustrator Category**This is a universal story of chasing your dream even if those around you disapprove.In Ninja Boy's Secret, Tina Schneider's lively, amusing illustrations bring her character's...

**2012 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner!** A young boy, abandoned on the steps of the Shaolin Temple, is adopted by mysterious Kung Fu monks. Raised in a place where the powers of animals are studied and practiced, Wong Long tries to...

From the creators of Love Is a Tutu and Love Is a Truck, an ode to toy balls of all kinds A bouncy and bright ode to toy balls big and small-from beach balls and baseballs to gumballs-and to the kids who love them.

Specky can't wait to get to the country and have the chance to play grassroots football for the first time . . . against adults. But more is at stake than the outcome of just one game.   The Booyong High Bugle Footy News! Only last month, former...