Books in Sports for Fun and Fitness series

Watching pro football every Sunday may inspire kids to play football, but there's no need to start with shoulder pads and tackles. Flag football is a no-impact way to learn all there is to love about the game of football. Whether it's offense, defense, throwing, catching, or scoring touchdowns, readers explore how awesome flag football is and how they can play it in their own backyards. This book explores all aspects of flag football, with a list of words to know for a deeper dive into the sport.

Learn how to play your favorite sport or participate in your favorite activity in this exciting series from Compass Point Books. Each book in the For Fun series features bold, full-color photos, informative text, and all sorts of fun facts about your favorite pastime. A quick reference guide, timeline of important events, instructions on basic skills, biographies of notable people, glossary, and index are included.

Gymnastics requires balance, patience, flexibility, and coordination. From floor routines to balance beams, from pommel horses to uneven bars and the vault, this easy-to-follow guide explores every aspect of gymnastics so readers can begin their own journeys into the sport. How does teamwork work for gymnasts? How can gymnasts stay healthy and safe while pushing their bodies to their limits? This book will help readers stick the landing and develop a lifelong love of gymnastics.

Soccer is a great play-anywhere-anytime game. This guide introduces kids to every part of the game. It offers useful advice for players developing their ball control skills, as well as explanations of the different positions on a team. Readers will learn how teamwork can help win games, how physical fitness helps strengthen a player's entire game, and why goalkeepers wear those huge gloves. A list of words to know and recommendations for other books help readers learn all they can about the great sport of soccer.

Major League Baseball teams knock 162 games out of the park every season, but nobody needs to play that many games to enjoy rounding the bases. From sandlot games to local leagues, kids can build a team with their friends. How are softball and baseball different? What kind of gear is needed to start playing? From home runs to foul balls, we'll explore bats and bases and show readers how to get into the "national pastime." This book explores all aspects of the sports, with a list of words to know so aspiring athletes can be rounding the bases in no time.

In Fun Sports for Fitness: Cheerleading, readers will get an in-depth view into one of the most popular physical activities. From organized routines to tumbling, dancing, and cheering, Cheerleading covers all aspects of this popular sport. A great addition to library collections at home or at school, this 24-page title will allow students to analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.The Fun Sports for Fitness series offers high-interest topics for students in grades 3–6. Featuring vivid real-life photographs, each title in this series highlights one of the nation's most popular sports and what it takes to become a professional athlete. Readers will discover the specific aspects of each sport while they also strengthen their reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.

In Fun Sports for Fitness: Hunting, readers will get an in-depth view into one of the most popular outdoor recreational activities. A great addition to library collections at home or at school, this 24-page title will allow students to analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.The Fun Sports for Fitness series offers high-interest topics for students in grades 3–6. Featuring vivid real-life photographs, each title in this series highlights one of the nation's most popular sports and what it takes to become a professional athlete. Readers will discover the specific aspects of each sport while they also strengthen their reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.

In Fun Sports for Fitness: Gymnastics, readers will get an in-depth view into one of the most popular physical activities. A great addition to library collections at home or at school, this 24-page title will allow students to analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.The Fun Sports for Fitness series offers high-interest topics for students in grades 3–6. Featuring vivid real-life photographs, each title in this series highlights one of the nation's most popular sports and what it takes to become a professional athlete. Readers will discover the specific aspects of each sport while they also strengthen their reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.

Learn how to play your favorite sport or participate in your favorite activity in this exciting series from Compass Point Books. Each book in the For Fun series features bold, full-color photos, informative text, and all sorts of fun facts about your favorite pastime. A quick reference guide, timeline of important events, instructions on basic skills, biographies of notable people, glossary, and index are included.

In Fun Sports for Fitness: Soccer, readers will get an in-depth view into one of the most popular physical activities. A great addition to library collections at home or at school, this 24-page title will allow students to analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.The Fun Sports for Fitness series offers high-interest topics for students in grades 3–6. Featuring vivid real-life photographs, each title in this series highlights one of the nation's most popular sports and what it takes to become a professional athlete. Readers will discover the specific aspects of each sport while they also strengthen their reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.

In Fun Sports for Fitness: Baseball, young readers will learn what it takes to play one of the nation's most popular sports. From the different positions and equipment to the rules and regulations, students will get an in-depth view into the world of baseball. A great addition to library collections at home or at school, this 24-page title will help students use information gained from the illustrations and the words to demonstrate understanding of the text.The Fun Sports for Fitness series offers high-interest topics for students in grades 3–6. Featuring vivid real-life photographs, each title in this series highlights one of the nation's most popular sports and what it takes to become a professional athlete. Readers will discover the specific aspects of each sport while they also strengthen their reading comprehension skills with before- and after-reading activities, and more.