Are you a parent struggling to find engaging and inspiring stories for your 8-12-year-old sports fan? Look no further than "Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids: Sports Edition." This fascinating collection of true tales will capture your child's imagination and leave them hungry for more.Do your kids struggle to put down their devices at night? Try replacing screen time with story time and watch them drift off to sleep with visions of amazing feats of athleticism and bravery danci...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book is also dedicated to people who brainstorm a lot but can't make heads or tails of their brainstorm results. If you're the type of person who is great at connecting the dots and making all sorts of random logical connections, it may seem like you are never at a loss for ideas. This may seem like a good thing, but if you actually try to implement any of these ideas, it may turn out that they're incomplete. It may turn ou...

Terry Ryan was poised to take the hockey world by storm when he was selected eighth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995 NHL draft, their highest draft pick in a decade. Expected to go on to become a hockey star, Ryan played a total of eight NHL games for the Canadiens, scoring no goals and no assists: not exactly the career he, or anyone else, was expecting.Though Terry’s NHL career wasn’t long, he experienced a lot and has no shortage of hilarious and fascinating revelat...

Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL, of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup. But kids should watch what they wish for. They may make it to the pros, like Sean Pronger, only to end up playing for sixteen teams over eleven seasons. They may end up on a team with a guy like the Great One, but skate on his line only in practice when the bona fide first-line centre has the flu. And they may end up d...

A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by John McEnroe—the bad boy of professional tennis.John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen—and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, an intimate examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his “wild ride” through the world of professional tennis at a boom...

Think fast with A.J. and Andrea from My Weird School!Did you know that the only sport that’s been played on the moon is golf? Did you know that an NFL quarterback once threw a touchdown pass to himself?!Learn more weird-but-true sports facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman’s bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations.Wh...

The incredible story of the life and phenomenal career of one of the greatest players ever to wear a Maple Leafs uniform, told through stories and never-before-seen photographs.Darryl Sittler may well be best remembered for two of the most remarkable performances in the history of the National Hockey League. On February 7, 1976, he scored six goals and added four assists for an NHL record total of ten points in a game. That spring, he joined Maurice Richard in hock...

The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories.GO FOR THE GOLD!A star-studded YEAR IN SPORTS ended with a Summer Olympics that was tres magnifique! (That means “mega-super-awesome” in French!) Inside, you’ll find all the gold-medal-winning heroes from the Olympic Games in Paris, and champions from sports around the world in the past year. We’ve got all the winners from your favorite American sports, but we also take ...

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Oly...

The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories.We know you’re pretty busy with school, friends, family, and much more. So we’re here to help. Inside, you can catch up on a whole year of the best things in sports! You’re welcome.Find out who won the World Series (hint: The winning team had the best hitter in baseball this year!). See who “flew” home with the Super Bowl trophy. Who struck gold in Paris at the Paralympics?We’ve ...

The ultimate book for young sports fans is back with the past year's top sports stories.Look back on another year in sports with Scholastic, featuring exciting and all-new coverage for 2023.Get up close and personal with the top athletes in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and more in this perfect book for sports fanatics and newbies alike.

“If you like hockey and travel, you’ll love this book.” — Rick Vaive, Leafs captain and three-time 50-goal scorerThe Ultimate Leafs Fan attended every Toronto Maple Leafs contest of the 2018–19 NHL season and in this lively account makes it his mission to figure out what makes fans bleed blueThrough 89 games, from October to April, Mike Wilson, a retired Bay Street trader, traveled to 31 rinks to d...