Team Sports at the Paralympics
Team Sports at the Paralympics
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Amicus Publishing
Just the Series: Paralympic Sports   

Series and Publisher: Paralympic Sports   

Annotation: Readers will learn about Paralympic football, sitting volleyball, and goalball. Includes descriptions of each sport, as well as a discussion of the rules and how they differ from those of their Olympic counterparts.
Genre: [Sports and games]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #199481
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Amicus Publishing
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 01/01/20
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN: 1-681-51830-9
ISBN 13: 978-1-681-51830-5
Dewey: 796.04
LCCN: 2018056775
Dimensions: 25 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2020)

This visually appealing volume in the Paralympic Sports series (4 titles) briefly describes several of the team sports played by athletes with disabilities in the Summer Paralympics. The rules of each sport are explained alongside action photos that illustrate the event. The book, which focuses on football, sitting volleyball, and goalball, explains the modifications made in each sport so that the playing field remains level among people with a range of abilities. Wheelchair basketball and rowing team sports are briefly mentioned as well. Questions and answers about the Paralympic Games are included throughout the book, and the back matter includes a glossary, further resources, websites to visit, and an index. Young readers looking forward to the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo will be inspired by these team sports.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Word Count: 973
Reading Level: 3.4
Interest Level: 2-5
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 506102 / grade: Lower Grades
Lexile: 570L
Guided Reading Level: L

A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Paralympic football, sitting volleyball, and goalball events. Includes descriptions of each of these men's and women's team sports. Readers will be introduced to some rules and how they may differ from their Olympic counterpart. Includes Q&A features, table of contents, photo captions, glossary, books and websites, and index.


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