Fagbøger for børn og unge: vintersport

In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs. Fans go wild in the stands as T. Rex and Triceratops face off, and the game is off to a rip-roaring start. An assist from Raptor gains the first goal for the Meat-Eaters-but the naughty Pterodactyl twins, playing wingers, earn their team a penalty. The Veggies are quick to take advantage and Diplo scores. A tie game! Join the fans and find out what happens. You'll have a front row seat, so keep an eye on Raptor. Hockey gets him pretty riled up and that's quite a set of teeth he's baring . . .

Eleven-year-old Josie escapes Communist East Germany with her parents. Can she forge a new life in Canada while clinging to her passion -- figure skating?

When she hurts her paw on the fourth day of the race, Akiak can no longer compete in the Iditarod-the famed dogsledding race through 1,151 miles of Alaskan terrain. Her musher has no choice but to leave her behind. The rules say once a dog is dropped from the race, it may not rejoin the team. But ten-year-old lead dog Akiak doesn't know the rules, and nothing will stop her from catching up to her team. Akiak has never won the race before. Will she be able to help her team win this time?

Do you believe in magic? Inspired by a real event, this is the fictional tale of a little girl whose parents win Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick at an auction. Tracy does. When she starts using Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick, won by her parents at a charity auction, she suddenly becomes the best player on her hockey team. She hasn't become a better player overnight-it's the magic of The Great One's stick! But while Tracy's star is on the rise, Wayne's is steadily dropping. He's in the greatest slump of his career. Tracy knows that Wayne needs his magic stick back, but she needs it, too. The question is: Who needs it more? "Even children who have no knowledge of hockey will be entertained by this book and impressed by its message. Maloney and Zekauskas have scored a winning goal with this one."-School Library Journal

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years.Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Racethe prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race. Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.

Christmas is coming, and Danny's father is away digging for gold...Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to deliver his letter.This tale is based on the true story of a Scandinavian immigrant in the 1850s who braved the long and treacherous journey over the mountains on skis to deliver bags of mail that often weighed over 100 pounds. Snowshoe Thompson managed to become a legend of the gold rush days."This is lively historical fiction with a nice sense of character and adventure, and the illustrations are packed with feeling and action." ?BooklistSnowshoe Thompson is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level Three books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories

Grace älskar hockey och ute på isen är hon snabbast av alla! Men hon får inte till skotten och lyckas aldrig göra mål. När Grace funderar på att sluta får hon hjälp av sin lagkamrat Myles. Han är bra på att skjuta puckar, men när han blir skadad hänger allt på Grace. Nu är det hennes tur att vara matchens hjälte.

Zach är äntligen på hockeyläger! Men redan innan han kommer ut på isen känner han sig utanför. De andra i laget hånar honom för hans ärvda utrustning, och passar aldrig pucken. Kan Zach ändå visa vad han går för och sno åt sig platsen som lagets ledare?Jake Maddox-serien ställer glädjen i en sport på sin spets...

Jack älskar hockey, och han har talang. Men han står alltid i skuggan av sin storasyster, som redan är en framgångsrik hockeyspelare. Kommer Jack att kunna bli ett hockeyfenomen på egen hand?Jake Maddox-serien ställer glädjen i en sport på sin spets. Här finns rivalitet, skador och höga krav men också vänskap och värme...