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The Fastest Game on Two Feet: And Other Poems About How Sports Began
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Book Description
Have you ever wondered how your favorite sport began? Basketball got its start when a physical education instructor invented a new game for bored students. The original soccer ball might have been a skull! The history of other sports is just as surprising--bowling was part of an early religious ritual; lacrosse games used to stretch for miles and last for days; and the king of France once outlawed... More
Book Information
PublisherHoliday House
BindingSchool & Library Binding (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-100823419053
ISBN-13978-0823419050
Publication Date08/15/2009
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About Alice Low (Author) : Alice Low is a published author, compiler, and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alice Low include Family Read Aloud Christmas Treasury, Summer (Bright & Early Board Book... more
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About John O'Brien (Illustrator) : John O'Brien is a published author, editor, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of John O'Brien include My Life with the Chimpanzees, Who Was Abraham Lincoln? (Who Wa... more
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