Entering Grade 5
Sports
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Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt
Gino Bartali was an international sports hero for winning numerous cycling races, including the 1938 Tour de France. But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Gino's greatest achievement was something he never told a soul--that he secretly worked with the Italian resistance to save hundreds of Jewish men, women, and children, and others, from certain death, using the one thing no authority would question: his bicycle. (nonfiction) |
Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
Before he was Muhammad Ali, world heavyweight champion boxer, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. This book tells the story of his life up to age seventeen, in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing. |
It's A Numbers Game series by James Buckley, Jr.
Soccer Read about soccer greats from all over the world racking up points, championships, and even Olympic medals. Learn how goalies use geometry to guard the net and check out cool graphics that show the probability that a goalie will be able to stop a penalty kick. Colorful graphics explain the math behind the sport, and cool photos make you feel like you're right on the field. (nonfiction) |
Unbored Adventure: 70 Seriously Fun Activities for Kids and Their Families by Joshua Glenn
(also by this author: Unbored and Unbored Games) From camouflage techniques, survival skills, the secret history of bicycles, to games, songs, treasure hunts, and how to bake bread on a stick, this book can guide you to your next adventure! (nonfiction) |
Who Got Game? Baseball: Amazing but True Stories! by Derrick Barnes
Did you know that teenage girl Jackie Mitchell struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig? Or that the longest professional game in baseball history lasted more than eight hours? Or how about Sadaharu Oh, the Japanese ballplayer who has more career home runs than any American pro? Find out about these and more fun facts about baseball. (nonfiction) |