Paul Volponi

That's My Team!

The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This interactive book compels both reluctant and sports-crazed readers to its pages by examining how various teams from a range of sports received their names. Teen and pre-teen readers will gain knowledge of history, science, literature, math, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of notable sports teams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9781538184226
• ISBN-10: 1538184222
• Artikelnr.: 67747298

Autorenporträt

Paul Volponi is an author, journalist and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have been the recipients of a dozen American Library Association honors and his novel Black and White was a winner of the International Reading Association Children¿s Book Award. Volponi is also the author of multiple nonfiction books for young adults, most recently The Great G.O.A.T. Debate: The Best of the Best in Everything from Sports to Science and Superhero Smart: Real-World Facts Behind Comic Book Characters. You can learn more about his books at paulvolponibooks.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Author¿s Note
Introduction
1: World History
2: American History
3: Literature, Language, and Mythology
4: Music and Pop Culture
5: Changing Society: Gender and Race
6: The Natural World
7: Geography
8: Industrial Revolution
9: Foreign Studies
10: People and Politics
11: Marine Sciences and Meteorology
12: Electives and Independent Studies
Challenge Answers
Notes
Suggested Readings
Index
About the Author