Sports

SportsCamp: Soccer (2005)

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Sportscamp Soccer is seven dynamic sessions offering expert training for young players, their parents and coaches. From dribbling to goal keeping, passing to shooting and every trick, tip and technique in between, these in-depth training sessions are taught by MLS coaches. Teaches: Ball control, dribbling shooting, goalkeeping, passing and head balls.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Professional

Length:

00:52

SportsCamp: Baseball (2005)

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Sportscamp Baseball is nine hard-hitting, expert training sessions for young players, their parents and coaches. From hitting and pitching to fielding and bunting, these in-depth lessons are taught by three-time American League All-Star and two-time World series Champ Bucky Dent and MLB coaches Larry Hoskins and Wally Horsman.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Professional

Length:

01:00

SportsCamp: Basketball (2005)

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Sportscamp Basketball is six engaging sessions offering training for young players, their parents and coaches. From offense to defense, rebounding to shooting, dribbling to passing, these in-depth training sessions are taught by Bob Hurley, coach of one of the nation's top high school basketball teams and WNBA star Becky Hammon.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Professional

Length:

00:54

North Carolina vs. Penn State: 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Field Hockey National Championship (2007)

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2007 NCAA Division I Women's Field Hockey National Championship. Despite another valiant effort, Nittany Lions fall to undefeated Tar Heels 3-0 in the National Championship Game. The Nittany Lions finish as national runners-up for the second time in school history.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

02:00

North Carolina vs. Penn State: 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Field Hockey National Championship

Woodsong (Unabridged)

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The award-winning creator of popular survival stories turns his attention to his own real life adventures in Minnesota and Alaska as he prepares for the grueling Iditarod sled dog race.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1090L

Length:

02:31

Keeping Score (Unabridged)

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Both Maggie Fortini and her brother, Joey-Mick, were named for baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Unlike Joey-Mick, Maggie doesn't play baseball - but at almost 10 years old, she is a dyed-in-the-wool fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Maggie can recite all the players' statistics and understands the subtleties of the game.

Author:

Linda Sue Park

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

770L

Length:

04:35

World Cup (Unabridged)

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Soccer. No other sport in the world captivates a bigger audience -- and no other competition electrifies its fans like the World Cup. Now, just in time for the next World Cup competition, comes a book just for kids, jam-packed with information about each and every World Cup ever played.

Author:

Matt Christopher

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

02:44

Ancient Roman Culture

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Learn about the many facets of Roman culture with this great introduction covering religion, philosophy, sculpture, architecture, painting, literature, sports, and the theater. The Romans' habit of adopting ideas, customs, and techniques from cultures that they conquered is discussed. Photographs of Roman buildings, reliefs, statues, mosaics, and frescoes offer yet more insight into this influential culture.

There's a Girl in My Hammerlock

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Copies: 4

Eric's smile was so dazzling. Maisie is willing to do anything to be near him--even join the school wrestling team. But she is astonished at the avalanche of hostile opinion she provokes, in and out of school. Is Eric worth it? Not if he keeps dating Liz ("Lizard") Lampley! The sign in the coach's office says, "It takes a little more to be a champion." Does Maisie have what it takes to stick it out--and win?

Author:

Jerry Spinelli

Lexile:

520L

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?

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Copies: 4

Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? Sibling rivalry at its finest! Whether it's on the hockey ice, at school, or at home, Greg and Megin just can't seem to get along. She calls him Grosso, he calls her Megamouth. They battle with donuts, cockroaches, and hair. Will it take a tragedy for them to realize how much they actually care for each other?

Author:

Jerry Spinelli

Lexile:

600L

Sports in America

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Web site for the US Embassy to Germany all about sports in America and the role they play in our culture.

One-Handed Catch

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When he loses his hand in an accident at his family's butcher shop, eleven-year-old Norm, living in 1946 New York, works to find success at his first two loves--baseball and art.

Author:

Mary Jane Auch

Grade Level:

Middle

Length:

367 minutes

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