Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Outside Shot
Book SynopsisEighth-grader Richie Mallon has always known he was a shooter, but will his amazing shooting talent be enough to keep him on the team?Outside Shot tells the story of eighth-grade basketball player Richie Mallon, who is known as ?the shooter,? the one on the team who scores most of the baskets. He has practiced every day at his driveway hoop, perfecting his technique. Richie never plays any other roles on the court; he lets his teammates do the assisting and rebounding. Richie makes the team under a tough new coach, but he?s not a starter. Then when his shooting skills go into a slump, he must find a way to become a more well-rounded player.Author Fred Bowen continues his Sports Story Series with full court, play-by-play action that?s sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats!
£6.99
Creative Editions Pirates at the Plate
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£16.19
Creative Company,US What to Do with a String
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£15.11
Creative Company,US Simon Says Open the Book
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£8.54
The Kane Press The Long Wait
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£7.00
Astra Publishing House The Case of the Stinky Socks (Book 1)
Book SynopsisThe Milo & Jazz Mysteries stars two kid detectives-in-training who use STEM problem-solving skills as they race to unravel cases and save the day! Perfect for fans of Encyclopedia Brown, Cam Jansen and Nate the Great. The high school’s star pitcher is missing his lucky socks, and his pitching is going to pieces! Can detective duo Milo and Jazz find the thief—before the big game? This ideal series for beginning readers making the transition to chapter books has incredible Super Sleuthing activities in each book, including hidden pictures, puzzles, mini-mysteries, and quizzes—plus free online activities.Trade Review★ “The first book in the Milo & Jazz Mysteries series gets it just right: a fun, easy-to-solve mystery, readily identifiable young detectives, and some extras readers will enjoy…. Even kids who aren’t sports-oriented will enjoy flexing their detective skills here and in the second installment in the series, The Case of the Poisoned Pig. The story cleverly ends with new materials … offering additional opportunities for armchair sleuthing.” —Booklist, starred review “This book hits all the right notes.” —Booklist, The 100 Best Children’s and YA Mysteries of the Past 10 Years “The stories are quick and satisfying, and challenges at the back of the books contribute to the enjoyment. Wummer’s pencil and ink illustrations add a humorous touch and are perfect for the stories. Each volume ends with additional ‘brain stretchers’ and mini-cases.” —School Library Journal
£6.99
Astra Publishing House Kylie Kangaroo's Karate Kickers
Book SynopsisKylie Kangaroo is ready to let her kicker fly at Koora's karate club. There's just one tricky trick—will Kylie ever learn to break a brick?Trade Review“Cheerful mixed-media artwork illustrates this light, appealing story.”—Booklist (for books I–J)“Bravo for Kane Press. Animal Antics A to Z is a superior alphabet series. The whimsical characters and wonderful illustrations will have children smiling, laughing, and wondering what will happen next, while learning to recognize letter sounds. A delightful and thoroughly original way to supercharge beginning readers.” —Roger Farr, Chancellor’s Professor, Emeritus, Indiana University; Past President, International Reading Association“This splendid series lets little learners listen for letter sounds in lively literature! Animal Antics will engage children and encourage them to play with the sounds that make up words.” —Nancy L. Roser, Professor, Language and Literacy Studies, University of Texas, Austin“Very original! Children will have fun discovering the alliterative words as they listen to the stories. The memorable characters and lively pictures have great kid appeal. . . My students enjoy reading the books with the letter of their first name as a motivator!”—Madeline Gilbert, Librarian/Teacher, Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck, NY
£7.55
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Waiting for Pumpsie
Book SynopsisLittle Bernard is overjoyed when, in 1959, the call-up of Elijah "Pumpsie" Green marks the integration of the last Major League Baseball team, an event that leads to a historic game at Fenway Park.
£14.39
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Leo Can Swim
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£9.45
Bunker Hill Publishing Inc The White-Footed Mouse
Book SynopsisA boy is sure he has the world's best father, an outdoorsman who shows him the hiding places of ground-nesting birds and teaches him to paddle a canoe and handle a rifle safely. Never point your gun at anything you don't intend to shoot, his father tells him, and don't kill anything you don't intend to eat. When he's eight years old, he is finally allowed to go to hunting camp with his father. They climb through dark woods to the icy-cold camp, where Dad starts a fire in the stove. A few minutes later, a tiny, shivering white-footed mouse emerges from his nest to share the warmth of the stovepipe. The boy feeds him a bit of cheese and sees that the mouse trusts him. Later, when his father begins to bait a mouse trap, the boy wittily reminds his Dad of the lesson he had taught him.The White-Footed Mouse is Willem Lange's and Bert Dodson's latest collaboration, a delightfully illustrated parable for lovers of nature and the great outdoors and for kids who want to keep their Dads in line.Willem Lange is a short-story writer, columnist, commentator, and host on Vermont Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Television.This is his third children's book with Bert Dodson. He lives with his wife in East Montpelier, Vermont.Bert Dodson is the author and illustrator of the best-selling learn-to-draw classic Keys to Drawing as well as the illustrator of over 80 children's books including a previous one with Willem Lang. He has also co-written The Way Life Works with noted biologist Mahlon Hoagland. He lives in Bradford, Vermont.Advance PraiseWhen I was a 15-year-old kid, Will arrived in our tiny Adirondack Mountain town. It was the beginning of an enduring and profound friendship. Over fifty years we've paddled, climbed, hunted, and fished together, and listened to each other. This story is Will at his best: a man, a boy, and a mouse in a camp together, a tender story of respect and caring for one another in the most important ways.--Baird Edmonds, retired designer, contractor and outdoorsman What a wonderful and beautifully illustrated story! A father teaches his son about nature and ethics, and the son then gives his father a lesson. Willem Lange is a master storyteller and The White-Footed Mouse is one of his best. Beautifully written and beautifully illustrated, the story has lessons for us all. Though written for youth, it's one that every parent and grandparent will treasure. It's destined to become a classic that future generations will enjoy and learn from.--Gary Moore, syndicated columnist, broadcaster and former Vermont Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife
£15.15
Bunker Hill Publishing Inc The Flying Mouse
Book SynopsisDo you think a mouse can fly? One Christmas Carlotte Otten's son gave her a fly he had tied, a mouse with red and green stripes which became the inspiration for this story. Teaming up with illustrator Greg Crawford, she takes us on a journey, part real, part fantasy, into the world of fly fishing and a little mouse. In the spirit of Hemingway's Up in Michigan stories and Maclean's A River Runs Through It, Otten's endearing story is nice addition to the books on fly fishing for children. Readers, both adult and children, will be caught up in the intricacies of fly fishing and the little flying mouse's journey. What more can you ask for, adventure, colorful illustrations, lots of new and interesting information, this book has it all. The captivating text of Charlotte Otten and realistic paintings of Greg Crawford bring this story to life and whether you are the reader or are being read to, this book is a pleasure for all ages. Charlotte Otten, a life-long resident of the Great Lakes, spent summers exploring the shores. She now resides in Grand Rapids, MI. She would often wander into small streams, where she watched the hatches of bugs, fished for brook trout, listened to the sounds of the woods, and even once caught sight of a rare animal, a fisher, gently swimming under a natural bridge at a waterfall. When her son grew older and started tying flies, she enjoyed seeing a deer hair caddis, a bead head serendipity, a humpy, a frog. Her poems on fishing have appeared in many journals. She is the author of a number of books for adults and children, including January Rides the Wind, a three starred book awarded 'Best Book of the Year' by the Bank Street College of Education and by Booklist. Greg Crawford has been an artist since he first learned to hold a crayon. He began working professionally while he was still in high school. He has enjoyed a rich and varied career that has demanded versatility. He has done everything from technical illustration to cartoons and caricatures, but he loves children's books. He has illustrated many over the years, including Tai Chi for Kids, Mr. Meow's ABC Book, and Mr. Meow Goes to the Shelter, which he wrote under the pseudonym, Mr. Meow. He also wrote and illustrated Animals in the Stars, Chinese Astrology for Children, and the upcoming Hill Farm. He also wrote and illustrated Animals in the Stars, Chinese Astrology for Children, and the upcoming Hill Farm. Greg lives in Stockbridge, Vermont.
£15.15
Capstone Press BMX Bully
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£999.99
Capstone Press Face Off
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£8.99
Capstone Press On The Line
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£999.99
Capstone Press Go-Kart Rush
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£999.99
Capstone Press Paintball Blast
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£999.99
Capstone Press Soccer Shootout
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£999.99
Capstone Press Motocross Double-Cross
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£999.99
Bike Race Down the Mountain
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£8.61
Our World of Books Good Night Campsite
Book SynopsisGrab your tent and sleeping bags! We?re heading to the campsite!Get your little camper ready for your next camping trip. Your toddler will explore their favorite campsite and all the fun outdoor activities that come with it, like hiking and swimming. They?ll even find chipmunks, frogs, and fireflies! Roasted marshmallows by the campfire included! This book is the perfect gift for little campers everywhere, for birthdays, baby showers, housewarming and going away parties.With the Good Night Our World series, toddlers and preschool-age kids can build listening and memory skills by identifying famous landmarks and the distinct character of real places. Perfect for bedtime or naptime, reading simple, soothing phrases to your infant, toddler or preschooler will help them fall gently to sleep. Our readers love that their child will pick a favorite portion of the story to read along with you, and on top of that, these classic board books were built to last! Made from thick paperboard construction, it was designed with your kids in mind.Introduce stories of exploration to your little one using colorful illustrations and distinct vocabulary with Good Night Books, and be sure to look through our entire line of kids picture books about Campsite, including Good Night Lake, Good Night Mountains, Good Night Beach, and many more!Surprise your little camper today with Good Night Campsite!
£8.54
Shanghai Press Ming's Kung Fu Adventure in the Shaolin Temple: A
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book follows Ming as he discovers the birth of Kung Fu.After Xiao Ming participates in a martial arts exercise at school, his parents take him on a trip to the Shaolin Temple—the birth-place of kung fu—in the central Henan Province of China. The temple is situated in the forests of Shaoshi Mountain, one of the seven mountains of Song Mountains. With a history of over 1,500 years, the grand Shaolin Temple has precious stone-carvings in its many buildings. At the Warrior Monks School (Wuseng Yuan), he sees monks practicing kung fu and jumps in to learn some martial arts skills. He then goes into a stone cave by mistake and meets a monk who turns out to be Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, according to legend. Bodhidharma takes him onto the mountain to see peach flowers, small birds and big trees. He tells Ming how the Shaolin Temple became the birthplace of Zen in Buddhism.
£14.20
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Red Sox
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£999.99
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Yankees
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£12.95
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Giants
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£999.99
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Phillies
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£999.99
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Mets
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£14.49
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Twins
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£999.99
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Steelers-Board
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£14.20
Michaelson Entertainment Good Night Bills
£15.20
Algonquin Young Readers A Pretty Implausible Premise
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£16.14
Algonquin Books Furia
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£13.29
Time Inc. Books 1st and 10 (Revised & Updated): Top 10 Lists of
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£17.09
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books Have Pen, Will Travel
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£12.59
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Little Shaq: Star of the Week
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£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Little Shaq: Star of the Week
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£7.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Leo at the Park
Book SynopsisLeo, Lola’s little brother, is back with a fun-filled day with Mom at the park!A perfect everyday read-aloud for little ones, this playful spin-off of the best-selling Lola Reads series is sure to delight.Leo is hot hot hot! So he and Mommy head to the park to cool down. There they meet up with Leo’s friend Yu and her mommy. The two toddlers dig in the sandbox, have fun on the swings, eat a picnic, and play on the splash pad to cool off. Vibrant art with warm and cool colors supports the underlying theme of a day full of hot and cold.
£8.54
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Leo on a Hike
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£8.54
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. April & Mae and the Soccer Match: The Tuesday
Book SynopsisFans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of the week--now in paperback!It?s Tuesday, at the soccer game! April likes to play soccer, and Mae likes to win. When a slip in the mud causes Mae to miss the winning goal, she''s frustrated. But best friend April helps Mae see that one loss doesn?t make her bad at soccer and reminds her that playing with friends is just as fun as winning.With imagination and humor, Every Day with April & Mae brings all there is to know and love about friendship to life in a way kids can both relate to and learn from, making this a perfect fit for young readers ready to step up from picture books.
£7.26
Coughlan Publishing Goodnight Baseball
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£18.04
Capstone Young Readers Falling Hard
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£999.99
Capstone Young Readers Hell's Belles
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£999.99
Coughlan Publishing Goodnight Football
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£14.20
Coughlan Publishing Goodnight Hockey
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£14.20
Coughlan Publishing Goodnight Soccer
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£999.99
Coughlan Publishing Goodnight Baseball
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£10.10
Roaring Brook Press Be Prepared
Book Synopsis"Beautifully drawn, brutally funny, brilliantly honest. Vera is such a good cartoonist I almost can?t stand it.? ?Raina Telgemeier, author of SmileIn Be Prepared, all Vera wants to do is fit in?but that?s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera?s single mother can?t afford that sort of luxury, but there''s one summer camp in her price range?Russian summer camp.Vera is sure she''s found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the "cool girl" drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares!
£24.29
Sasquatch Books A Ticket to the Pennant: A Tale of Baseball in
Book SynopsisA celebration of baseball''s potential for uniting diverse communities introduces the story of the Seattle Rainiers, whose 1955 pennant competition is followed by a young fan in search of his missing game ticket through neighborhoods of different cultural backgrounds. Illustrated by the artist of the Larry Gets Lost series.
£16.19
Sasquatch Books When Winter Comes
Book SynopsisThough a forest may be blanketed in snow or a lake frozen over, families who enjoy the outdoors in winter, happily bundled up to play in the energising weather, know that wildlife is still teeming there. The fallen log that is used to hide behind in a snowball fight is a shelter for tree frogs, caterpillars, ladybugs, and slugs. The drifts of fallen snow that families snowshoe across have winding tunnels made by meadow mice in search of seeds and bark. The towering trees families ski among shield birds from winter winds. When Winter Comes celebrates the joy of families playing and exploring in the outdoors during the winter months.Trade Review"Through intriguing cutaway scenes, many illustrations also reveal the animals scurrying about or resting underground and beneath the snow and ice. This lively picture book offers a fresh perspective on the animals-in-winter theme."--Booklist★ "Bissonette’s prose sparkles even as she imparts factual information"--Publisher's Weekly, starred"Hourigan’s joyful illustrations will encourage children to take a closer look at the world around them."--School Library Journal "an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections." --Midwest Book Review
£8.99
