Lucy Tries Soccer

Lucy Tries Soccer
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459810244

Eager to try a summer sport, Lucy and her friends meet at the soccer field for their first game of three-on-three! Thanks to Coach Nick, Lucy and the rest of Team Blue learn a few basic skills as they prepare to face Team Red.The Lucy Tries Sports series is designed to encourage children to get active and participate in sports and recreation. In Lucy Tries Soccer, Lucy discovers how much fun it is to play on a team and learns why soccer is the world’s most popular game.

Lucy Tries Soccer Read-Along

Lucy Tries Soccer Read-Along
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459817583

Eager to try a summer sport, Lucy and her friends meet at the soccer field for their first game of three-on-three! Thanks to Coach Nick, Lucy and the rest of Team Blue learn a few basic skills as they prepare to face Team Red.The Lucy Tries Sports series is designed to encourage children to get active and participate in sports and recreation. In Lucy Tries Soccer, Lucy discovers how much fun it is to play on a team and learns why soccer is the world’s most popular game.

Lucy Tries Short Track

Lucy Tries Short Track
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2016-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459810260

In this picture book and follow-up to Lucy Tries Luge, Lucy and her friends lace up their skates and try short track speed skating.

Lucy Tries Hockey

Lucy Tries Hockey
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-09-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 145981696X

"This is intro to hockey, and it's time to begin!" Lucy and her family are skating on an outdoor rink when she sees a game of hockey going on. It looks like fun, but maybe too challenging. Supported by her parents, Lucy enrolls in an introductory hockey clinic, and thanks to an encouraging instructor, she and her friends learn basic hockey skills, have fun on the ice and decide to add hockey to their list of favorite sports! The Lucy Tries Sports series encourages children to get active and participate in sports and recreation.

Lucy Tries Basketball

Lucy Tries Basketball
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-09-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1459816994

Lucy and friends are out on the playground when they spot Ava playing basketball with her cousin Jermaine, a professional player. Jermaine calls the kids over for a lesson on the fundamentals of the game and how to play three-on-three When the kids finish, Jermaine invites them to watch him play in a pro game. Lucy, Ava and friends cheer on Jermaine and his teammates, keeping an eye out on the real court for the skills they learned at the playground. Lucy Tries Basketball is the fifth title in the Lucy Tries Sports series, following books about hockey, soccer, short track and luge. The series encourages children to get active and participate in sports and recreation. Also available in French as

Lucy Tries Luge

Lucy Tries Luge
Author: Lisa Bowes
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 145981021X

Lucy has a new luge sled, but she isn’t sure about this unique sliding sport. You have to lie on your back and steer with your legs? The luge track’s twists and turns look pretty scary too. But with her parents’ support and a bit of courage, Lucy jumps on her sled for a speedy adventure! Lucy Tries Luge is the first book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, which aims to promote physical literacy and encourage young readers to get involved in sports. Research shows that developing fundamental movement and sports skills at a young age benefits kids for their entire lives, promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. Lisa Bowes developed her stories around the HIGH FIVE principles of healthy child development needed for quality programs, including the support of a caring adult, the opportunity to participate, to play, to make friends and to master skills.

Dino-Soccer

Dino-Soccer
Author: Lisa Wheeler
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1467737755

When veggie-nibbling Grazers and meat-munching Biters take to the soccer field, it's a showdown of prehistoric proportions. Diplodocus shows an herbivore's soft touch and strikes first for the Grazers. But Gallimimus takes a pass from the twin Pterodactyls on the wings and finishes it off to even things up for the Biters. In the second half, Apatosaur scores the go-ahead goal for the veggie-side, but then a brawl results in red cards for both teams. Hungry to tie the game, Biter Allosaurus takes advantage. Now it's 2-2, setting up the teeth-gnashing, claw-curling final minutes. Dinosaurs face off in prehistoric sports competitions—from baseball to wrestling and every sport in between! Will the plant-eaters become the champions? Or will the meat-eaters be victorious? Fast-paced, rhyming commentary and exuberant illustrations put readers right in the action. Sure to thrill dinosaur lovers and sports fans alike!

Little Soccer

Little Soccer
Author: Brad Herzog
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1410308502

Board Books for Little Sports! Now even the smallest of fans can enjoy a book about their favorite sport. Rhyming riddles accompanied by colorful artwork help introduce the game's simplest, most basic elements.Brad Herzog lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with his wife, Amy, and his two sons, Luke and Jesse. As a freelance writer, he has won several awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, including a Grand Gold Medal for best magazine article of the year. Brad has published more than two dozen books, including two memoirs about his travels through small-town America. A graduate of the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, Doug Bowles has been a freelance illustrator for 20 years. In addition to Doug's illustrations for children, he enjoys working with a wide range of clients in the advertising, corporate and editorial communities. His work has been selected many times in the Society of Illustrators West competition, and he has had several gallery showings. Doug lives in Leawood, Kansas, with his wife and two children.

The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team

The Day Dad Joined My Soccer Team
Author: Maureen Fergus
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525300733

What’s a boy to do with a dad like this? A soccer dad misunderstands when he hears that his son’s team needs his help. Instead of taking care of halftime snacks, the dad grabs a jersey and runs onto the field to play! And what an embarrassment he is: he hogs the ball, complains about his teammates and throws a hairy fit when the referee doesn’t call a play his way! Can the boy teach his dad the rules of being a good sport before he drives the whole team crazy? Kids will blow the whistle on this dad — he’s way offside!

Soccer Counts!

Soccer Counts!
Author: Barbara Barbieri McGrath
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1570915547

An introduction to counting using the history, rules, and fun facts about soccer, the world's most popular game.