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221) Down The Slippery Slope: Children's Books and Bedtime Stories For Kids Ages 3-8 for Early Reading
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David had waited since the first of October for the first snow to fall. It finally did in the middle of December. He was finally big enough to go sledding by himself and he couldn't wait to go. When he got his snow tube, he sleds from the top hill downwards, check out the fun David had.
222) Snowmobiles
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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This title offers readers cool facts about snowmobiles, including what they're made of, what they can do, and how they are used. The title also includes a photo diagram, glossary, and an additional resources section. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
223) Snowmobiling
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This exciting book introduces readers to snowmobiling, including its history and growth, rules and events, and the equipment athletes need. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This title introduces readers to the US women's ice hockey team, providing exciting details about their thrilling run to a gold medal in 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. The title also features informative "fast facts," a timeline, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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"A snowflake is the most beautiful form of water"
That is one of the observations of a lifelong skier who:
• Discovered a skiing paradise in the Canadian Rockies
• Experienced a few hard lessons in a snow school
• Survived his first descent of a double black diamond
• Skied with Olympic champion Nancy Greene
• Tried to ski the same track as World Cup racers
• Let his mind win over matter when he broke his ribs skiing
• Became a professional...
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More hockey history for every day of the year!
Celebrate hockey history with Hockey 365, The Second Period and be reminded of why you love hockey every day of the year. Whether you are a long-suffering Leafs fan or you cheer for a team that has actually won a Stanley Cup in the last half-century, this compendium will give you a hockey-history fix no matter your allegiance. From the National Hockey League's humble beginnings to the empty seats of...
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Lucy has a new luge sled, but she isn't sure about this unique sliding sport. You have to lie on your back and steer with your legs? The luge track's twists and turns look pretty scary too. But with her parents' support and a bit of courage, Lucy jumps on her sled for a speedy adventure!
Lucy Tries Luge is the first book in the Lucy Tries Sports series, which aims to promote physical literacy and encourage young readers to get involved in sports....
228) Morgy Coast to Coast
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Morgy has been getting used to life in Puckett Corner, Massachusetts. Sure, he misses California, and his best friend, Keith, but it's hard to stay focused on that when there are loud baby twins in your house, a greyhound named Dante to take care of, and a big kid named Ferguson to watch out for.
Morgy and his friend Byron are also taking trumpet lessons, as well as playing hockey for the Puckett Corner Pumas, the ten-and-under hockey team usually...
229) Goodnight Snowboard
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From gliding downhill to big-air tricks on the half-pipe, Goodnight Snowboard follows a young boy as he hits the slopes until he says goodnight to the popular extreme sport. Rhyming text and vibrant art capture the excitement of a chilly day on the hill and the amazing athletes who shred. This Sports Illustrated Kids picture book will have snowboarding fans everywhere doing 360s for bedtime!
230) Tea Among Kiwis
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A journal in free verse and photographs of a ski season in New Zealand.
231) Ski Bum
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A flunking Midwestern college student drops out and moves west to live the ski bum life. In the Colorado mountains he finds a group of like-minded, and sometimes degenerate, friends who show him that a ski town is the ideal place for young people to raise a middle finger to societal norms and do as they please. It's a spontaneous party life of hot tub poaching, illicit sledding, and living scrappy and poor in a place where rich people vacation. It's...
232) Pooh Goes Sledding
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Read along with Disney! One snowy winter morning, Pooh and his friends go sledding down the big hill, but Piglet keeps falling off! Follow along with the word-for-word narration as the friends find a way for everyone to have fun.
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A refreshing memoir of battles and self-belief from one of the NHL's most revered enforcers
Shawn Thornton was an unlikely NHL success, to say the least. The Oshawa, Ontario native was picked late in the OHL and later thought he was being pranked when the Toronto Maple Leafs called him to say he'd been selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NHL draft.
After years spent working and maturing in the AHL, Thornton would go on to play 14 seasons with...
234) The Scary Slopes
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Brooke and her family are headed to the mountains for vacation. Brooke wants to snowboard, but she is scared. Her sister, Amy, isn't scared at all. Will Brooke be able to face her mountain fears?
235) Singles skating
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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There's more to freestyle skating than beautiful costumes, awesome music, and the ability to skate. Learn the rules of the sport as well as the steps it takes to become an unstoppable athlete on ice.
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“Hockey Card Stories” reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a few bucks, some a few cents-but every story told here is priceless. Sportsnet's Ken Reid presents the cards you loved and the airbrushed monstrosities that made you howl, the cards that have been packed away in boxes forever, and others you can't believe ever existed....
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Who broke the colour barrier in the NHL? A man whose professional hockey career statistics include leading the senior leagues for scoring and for low penalty minutes, and a single shift on the ice in an NHL game. He was scouted three times by NHL teams before that game and courted away from the NHL to a powerful role in three different international leagues before retiring.
He is Larry Kwong, a Canadian of Chinese heritage born in Vernon BC in 1923,...
238) Hooked
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in Hooked, a sweet picture book about father-son bonding by Tommy Greenwald with illustrations by David McPhail.
Joe loves fishing. He loves watching the water and looking at the sky, he loves the peacefulness, and he especially loves dreaming about catching the Big One.
Joe's dad does not love fishing. He doesn't like the waiting, or the worms, or the fact that nothing much happens....
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Winter is a season of wondering and waiting. We wonder why some trees lose their leaves while others stay green all winter long. We wait for the first snowfall-and then wonder at how amazing each snowflake is. We wonder how animals manage to live in the cold. And we can't wait to celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone presents all the fascinating...
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My name is Christian. Come and learn to ski together with me!
I promise you it will be great fun!
First of all, not all children are born in the city and not all children go on a ski vacation with their parents without knowing how to ski.
Some children are born in the mountains and for them it is like baby's milk. The little boy below, Alex, is only two years old. The little girl is even younger.
I was at the time living in the city of Salzburg...
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