Copyright Date:
2009
Edition Date:
2009
Release Date:
08/01/08
Pages:
32 pages
ISBN:
1-602-79259-3
ISBN 13:
978-1-602-79259-3
Dewey:
796.22
LCCN:
2008007548
Dimensions:
25 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 CDT 2008)
FITZPATRICK, Jim . Snowboarding ISBN 978-1-60279-260-9 . LC 2008007554. GIGLIOTTI, Jim . Football ISBN 978-1-60279-257-9 . LC 2008002305. KELLEY, K. C. Golf ISBN 978-1-60279-262-3 . LC 2008002045. KELLEY, K. C. . Soccer diag. ISBN 978-1-60279-261-6 . LC 2008006749. LABRECQUE, Ellen . Basketball ISBN 978-1-60279-256-2 . LC 2008002044. TEITELBAUM, Michael . Baseball ISBN 978-1-60279-255-5 . LC 2008002310. TIMBLIN, Stephen . Swimming ISBN 978-1-60279-258-6 . LC 2008002046. ea vol: 32p. (Innovation In Sports Series). photos. further reading. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Cherry Lake 2008. PLB $27.07. Gr 4-7 Innovators discussed here range from athletes and coaches to officials and equipment makers. Each book introduces ideas about problem solving as they relate to sports. For example, Skateboarding describes how one enthusiast improved wheel design after he noticed how a vacuum cleaner worked, and the ensuing text informs readers that creativity can involve making connections between seemingly unrelated things. Overall, however, these books use a traditional approach to their topics, providing brief overviews of the history, rules, equipment, and training of each sport. The texts are clear and concise if somewhat dry, and are supplemented by crisp action shots and close-ups of equipment. Appeal will be limited to report writers.
Bibliography Index/Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make products better is a critical skill for kids to possess. This book uses a sport kid's love, skateboarding, to highlight how innovation has been used to make the sport and the people who play it, better.