Paintball for Fun!

by Pamela Dell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756538637
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Series:	For Fun!: Sports
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	IG910L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Pamela Dell began her professional career writing for adults and started writing for children about 12 years ago. Since then she has published fiction and nonfiction books, written numerous magazine articles, and created award-winning interactive multimedia.

Table of Contents

Introduction : an exciting new sport — History : from experiment to explosion — Paintball play : what it's all about — Equipment : gearing up — Markers : your best shot — Suiting up : what to wear — Safety : important tips — Who's who : on the field — Rules : play smart and play fair — Basic games : capture the flag — Scenario games : what's the story? — Speedball : turn up the intensity! — Xball : think quick! — Learning the game : tactical dos and don'ts — Equipment tips : keeping your gear in great shape — Places to play : outdoor and indoor fun — Fun at every level : options for die-hard fans — Going pro : paintball's big leagues — Paintball greats : famous faces in paintball — Timeline : what happened when? — Trivia : fun paintball facts.