Hockey (Best Sport Ever Series)

Hockey (Best Sport Ever Series)

by Marty Gitlin
Hockey (Best Sport Ever Series)

Hockey (Best Sport Ever Series)

by Marty Gitlin

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Overview

Best Sport Ever: Hockey takes readers from the beginnings of hockey to present day with a focus on the legends, the amazing stories, and the unique characteristics that makes the sport great. Discover the early games of hockey, the equipment used in the game then and now, the thrill of the Miracle on Ice, and the achievements of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, Jacques Plante, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Cindy Curley, and so many others in this amazing overview of the Best Sport Ever: Hockey! Through colorful descriptions, a glossary, additional resources, engaging sidebars that go "beyond the basics" into advanced skills and health benefits, and more, the Best Sport Ever series is a can't miss for today's sports fan.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781617831447
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date: 12/15/2011
Series: Best Sport Ever Series
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 "Do You Believe in Miracles? 4

Chapter 2 The Early Days 16

Chapter 3 Dynasties and Dynamite Players 26

Chapter 4 Champions Home and Abroad 34

Chapter 5 The Shrinking World of Hockey 44

Timeline 58

Legends of Hockey 60

Glossary 61

For More informatiom 62

Index 64

About the Author 64

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