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Books in In Focus: Sports series

  • Football

    Dennis Pernu

    Library Binding (QEB Publishing _ Quarto Library, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Find out all you need to know about football in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. Who invented football and how did it turn into the sport it is today? What does the quarterback do? Why is the football coach so important? What's the biggest football competition in the world? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for football.
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  • Basketball

    Dennis Pernu

    Library Binding (QEB Publishing _ Quarto Library, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Find out all you need to know about basketball in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. What's the job of the small forward and what do the guards do during the game? Who's the most famous basketball player of all time? Where and how did basketball originate? What's the best type of ball to use and why? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for basketball.
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  • Baseball

    Dennis Pernu

    Library Binding (QEB Publishing _ Quarto Library, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Find out all you need to know about baseball in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Sports series. Who really invented baseball and made it what it is today? What are innings, home plates, and bases? What's the difference between infielders and outfielders? What does the manager do? With plenty of detail, star profiles, full-color photographs, straightforward text, and lots of fun facts, this is the only guide you'll ever need for baseball.
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  • In Focus: Forests

    Libby Walden, Grace Easton, Julie Colombet, Suzanne Washington, Sol Linero

    Hardcover (360 Degrees, March 5, 2019)
    Ten illustrators delve into the woodlands to explore the creatures, culture, and conservation of our forested areas. This super-sized book draws back the canopy of the rain forest, winds its way through the fir trees, and dives to the depths of the kelp forest to uncover the fascinating facts of these unique ecosystems.
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  • In Focus: Galapagos Islands

    Clive Gifford

    Paperback (Kingfisher, June 19, 2018)
    Where would you find the largest tortoise in the world? What is a blue-footed booby? Are volcanic islands safe to live on? In Focus: Galapagos Islands has the answers!In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and punchy text, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end gatefold flaps on the cover.
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  • In Focus: Intelligent Animals

    Camilla de la Bedoyere

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 19, 2018)
    Which intelligent animals can use tools? Can animals learn a language? Which animal is the cleverest of all? In Focus: Intelligent Animals has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Oceans and Seas

    Editors of Kingfisher, Steve Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, July 18, 2017)
    What ocean animal dances every morning? Who plays with their food? Where can you find fish that light up? In Focus: Oceans and Seas has the answers!In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end flaps on the cover.
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  • The World Aerobatics Championships

    Don Berliner

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1989)
    Follows pilot Debby Rihn as she trains for and participates in the 1986 world championship for aerobatics, the modern version of airshow stunt flying
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  • In Focus: Oceans and Seas

    Editors of Kingfisher, Steve Parker

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, July 18, 2017)
    What ocean animal dances every morning? Who plays with their food? Where can you find fish that light up? In Focus: Oceans and Seas has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Polar Lands

    Clive Gifford

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, July 18, 2017)
    What is a glacier calf? Why don’t polar bears hunt penguins? Which animals turn white in winter? In Focus: Polar Lands has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fun facts, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Galapagos Islands

    Clive Gifford

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, June 19, 2018)
    Where would you find the largest tortoise in the world? What is a blue-footed booby? Are volcanic islands safe to live on? In Focus: Galapagos Islands has the answers!In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and punchy text, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index.
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  • In Focus: Reptiles

    Barbara Taylor

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Sept. 19, 2017)
    Which amazing animal can change the color of its skin? Which terrifying creature is so big it was confused for a dragon? Which tricksy reptile pretends to be a toad? In Focus: Reptiles has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and fascinating facts and stats, kids will have fun learning about the world around them!Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end flaps on the cover.
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