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Christy's Magic Glove
Author: Gibbs DavisPublisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780553159882
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Halfway through baseball season, Christy's grandfather comes to visit and gives her a glove that Christy decides must be a magic glove. But the real test will be whether it can help in the big game against the dreaded Vampires. Illustrated.
Christy's Magic Glove
Author: Gibbs DavisChristy's Magic Glove
Author: Plie Ball!
Author: Jeffrey M. KatzPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786464062
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the vaudeville gyrations of New York Giants star pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson, to Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as hoofing infielders in Take Me Out to the Ball Game, to the stage and screen versions of Damn Yankees, the connection between baseball and dance is an intimate, perhaps surprising one. Covering more than a century of dancing ballplayers and baseball-inspired dance, this entertaining study examines the connection in film and television, in theatrical productions and in choreography created for some of the greatest dancers and dance companies in the world.
Raising Our Athletic Daughters
Author: Jean ZimmermanPublisher: Main Street Books
ISBN: 0307808653
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Now in paperback, the first book to document how participating in sports changes young girls' lives during the difficult years of adolescence. From high-profile women's professional leagues to high-school-level champions, girl athletes are acheiving record breakthroughs. Witness, for example, the first spectacular season of the WNBA, or the celebrated victories of women's teams at the 1996 Olympics. The female athlete is a new media darling especially beloved of today's teenage girls, who are almost as likely to have pictures of Rebecca Lobo, Mia Hamm, or Gabrielle Reece on their walls as posters of Leonardo DiCaprio. So it seems paradoxical that many books and studies attest to a truly sobering picture of girls' lives. With her book Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher was only the latest in a string of theorists to describe the dramatic ways in which girls loose self-esteem during the critical years of adolescence, contributing to eating disorders, drug problems, and chronic depression in many young women. In Raising Our Athletic Daughters, journalists Zimmerman and Reavill set out to talk with girls and their parents about how sports can transform girls' lives. Here are firsthand stories from the inner cities and rural playing fields across the nation, offering compelling evidence that participation in athletics makes an extraordinary difference in the lives of young girls, from reducing pregnancy rates and substance abuse to increasing college attendance. Raising Our Athletic Daughters is a clarion call for all those eager to help their children succeed and level the playing field, at last.
Pinheads, Unite!
Author: Gibbs DavisPublisher: Skylark
ISBN: 9780553481327
Category : Baseball players
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Walter enters a bowling tournament with his Grandpa Walt.
Pete the Magnificent
Author: Gibbs DavisPublisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780553158960
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Pete seems to be interested in playing jokes and magic trick instead of playing first base on his baseball team.
Olympic Otis
Author: Gibbs DavisPublisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780553480788
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Facing tough challenges, Otis has to lose weight and Walter is trying to earn a gold star in reading class, but when the two boys help coach the Special Olympics, Anna shows them how to win.
Walter's Lucky Socks
Author: Gibbs DavisPublisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780553158656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
With Walter's grandfather--who played in the pros--as their coach, "The Never Sink Nine" get ready to play ball against the Bronco Dogs in their first practice game.
Katie Kicks Off
Author: Kathryn Gibbs DavisPublisher: Skylark
ISBN: 9780553480795
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Is Katie really as good a player as she appeared to be in tryouts, or does the Never Sink Nine have to come to the rescue?