Sports Illustrated For Kids Year In Sports 2006 [Paperback]

Mary Varilla Jones (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2005 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Sports Illustrated for Kids Year in Sports

Records are being broken and milestones being reached every time you turn around. Updated for 2006, the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS YEAR IN SPORTS almanac will keep kids informed of the newest stats!

This exciting sports almanac will tell kids all they need to know about the previous year in sports (Fall '04-Summer '05). It includes major sports (basketball, baseball, football, hockey); "secondary sports" (golf, tennis, cycling, auto racing); action sports (BMX, snowboarding, in-line skating); and the Athens Summer Olympic Games.

Year in Sports 2006 is heavily illustrated with fabulous action photos. It will also feature a 16-page, four-color insert that contains photos of the year's thrilling moments and memorable athletes. Perfect for hanging in lockers!

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference; 2006 Edition edition (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439755166
• ISBN-13: 978-0439755160
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,111,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you are interested in what happened in any of the above areas in the year 2006, this is the place to look, August 23, 2008

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sports Illustrated For Kids Year In Sports 2006 (Paperback)

There is nothing restricted "for kids" about this book. It contains the complete statistics for all the major (and many considered minor) sports for the year 2006. The chapters are:

*) Football- pro and college

*) Baseball - major leagues only

*) Basketball - men's and women's college and pro

*) Hockey - world cup and NHL

*) Soccer - men's and women's

*) Action sports such as the winter and summer X games, gravity games, and surfing

*) Golf - men's and women's

*) Motor sports - Indy and Nascar

*) Tennis

*) Swimming

*) Track and field

*) 2004 Summer Olympics

*) 2006 Winter Olympics

The holders of all-time records are included in the year 2006 records for the major sports. If you are interested in what happened in any of the above areas in the year 2006, this is the place to look, independent of your age.

5.0 out of 5 stars Flippen Sweet, April 14, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Sports Illustrated For Kids Year In Sports 2006 (Paperback)

This book was great! I could not put it down, so go to the store and get it as soon as possible. Just as my title for my review says it's "Flippen Sweet"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars great teaching tool, August 7, 2006

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This review is from: Sports Illustrated For Kids Year In Sports 2006 (Paperback)

We use these book as a part of our NFL Impact program run at USC's Joint Educational Project as part of our math component. It's a lot of stats and numbers and calculations that are relevant to the kids, so it's easier for them to stomach.