Authors:Sarah Dann, John Crossingham,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, baseball
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2010-06-17
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0778701751
ISBN-13: 9780778701750

Take me out to the ball game with Crabtree’s new book Baseball in Action. Children will learn the rules and skills involved in playing. Lively, full-color photographs help demonstrate such basics as pitching, fouling, and bunting. Necessary equipment and safety precautions are also covered along with: -- the layout of a baseball diamond and player positions -- catching and throwing techniques -- when to run and when to stay put -- different variations of baseball from slow pitch to cricket

Authors:Sarah Dann, Niki Walker,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, soccer
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2010-06-17
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0778701735
ISBN-13: 9780778701736

Goooaaaallllll! Crabtree scores with Soccer in Action-- an exciting book that explores the most popular sport in the world. Kids will love learning and practicing skills such as kicking, dribbling, and trapping. Spectacular full-color photographs accompany the clear, detailed text showing: different player positions warm-up exercises maneuvering the ball with your foot and your head types of shots & saves

Authors:Niki Walker, Sarah Dann,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, hockey
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000
List price: $25.27
ISBN-10: 0778701603
ISBN-13: 9780778701606

Grab your skates and hit the ice with Hockey in Action. This book brings to life the exhilaration of the fastest sport in the world using step-by-step instructions on how to play on the ice. Hockey equipment and rules of play are also described as well as such techniques as: -- how to maneuver on skates -- stick handling -- passing the puck and shooting -- making a save in the goalie’s net

Authors:John Crossingham, Sarah Dann,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, volleyball
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000
List price: $25.27
ISBN-10: 0778701646
ISBN-13: 9780778701644

What is a bump, a volley, a serve, or a spike? These questions and more are answered in Volleyball in Action. Children will love learning about the history of this energetic sport, the necessary equipment, and basic rules of play. Fascinating information includes: -- the role of the coach -- mix and motion drills to help develop skills -- how to block the ball -- how beach volleyball is catching on

Authors:Sarah Dann, John Crossingham,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, baseball
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000
List price: $25.27
ISBN-10: 0778701638
ISBN-13: 9780778701637

Take me out to the ball game with Crabtree’s new book Baseball in Action. Children will learn the rules and skills involved in playing. Lively, full-color photographs help demonstrate such basics as pitching, fouling, and bunting. Necessary equipment and safety precautions are also covered along with: -- the layout of a baseball diamond and player positions -- catching and throwing techniques -- when to run and when to stay put -- different variations of baseball from slow pitch to cricket

Authors:Niki Walker, Sarah Dann,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, badminton
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2003-03
List price: $25.27
ISBN-10: 0778703347
ISBN-13: 9780778703341

Ages 6 to 9 years. Badminton may be known as a relaxing backyard game, but as the world’s fastest racquet sport, it is action packed, thrilling, and very demanding. This book uses full-colour photography and engaging text to help the sport take flight in young readers’ minds. Children will learn: How to perform forehands and backhands; Strategies for covering the court; How to make serves and speciality shots count; Rules and scoring; The differences between singles and doubles play.

Authors:John Crossingham, Sarah Dann,
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Keywords: action, sports, basketball
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0778701743
ISBN-13: 9780778701743

From basics such as dribbling and blocking to the skilled high-flying slam dunk, Basketball in Action will start kids off on the road to the NBA. Children will learn the basics of shooting, passing, and dribbling as well as how to make a layup. Other important information includes: -- the layout of a basketball court -- enforcing the rules through a referee -- defensive and offensive moves -- warm-up games to test your skills