Text Set
Standard: PE. 5. R.5: Exhibit responsible personal
and social behavior that respects self and others in physical-activity
settings.
1-The Everything Kids' Baseball
Book: From Baseball's History to Today's Favorite Players--With Lots of Home
Run Fun in Between!
By Jacobs, Greg
Nonfiction
The book can be founded at
Jacksonville Public library: http://jkpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:929649/ada?qu=The+Everything+Kids%27+Baseball+Book
The eBook can be purchased at:
$9.99
Description: This book is about ways
kids can learn about baseball and find facts that they may not have known. It
is super descriptive with chapters covering the basics...keeping score,
terminology, uniforms, the origins of baseball and of each major league
team. In addition to information, the
book has activities such as puzzles and word games. It increases awareness and
simple interaction with positive decision making.
2-Sports Illustrated Kids Full Count: Top 10 Lists of
Everything in Baseball
By The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids
Nonfiction
The Book can be purchased at:
$16.40
Description: There is a wide variety of exciting topics for
kids in this book. There are lots of stats (who was the shortest baseball
player ever?) for the kid who needs everything to be proven. There are also
whimsical moments such as who has the best facial hair in baseball. It is a
whole book of "Top Tens" for baseball facts including anything from
the shortest players to the best 10 nicknames or 10 baseball families. Positive
stories of athletes that allow students to relate to them on a basic level are
proactive in encouraging positive decisions by students.
3-Sports Star Mad Libs Junior
By Roger Price
Nondescript
The Book can be purchased at:
$4.99
Description: This is an academic game which includes parts
of speech and sentence building for interactive and engaging entertainment that
builds positive interaction, academic competition and good sportsmanship in an
off field fashion.
4-Sports Illustrated Kids Big Book of Why Sports
By The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids
Nonfiction
The Book can be purchased at:
$14.69
Description: This book does cover all kinds of sports, not
only the major professional sports, and many of the facts are quirky - why
certain rules are what they are, or unique traditions associated with different
teams. Children should read this book because it is an excellent way to know
the origins of many sports facts and allows them to learn the pros and cons of
sports involvement and where decisions of other athletes have led them.
5-The Kids Got It Right: How the Texas All-Stars Kicked
Down Racial Wall
By Jim Dent
Nonfiction
The eBook can be purchased at:
$7.72
Description: This story is true about a student at the University
of Texas in 1967 that was considered undersized for the sport of football, yet
was one of the team’s most valiant players whose determination has been
memorialized at Daryl K Royal Stadium in Texas. This book is relevant to the
text set in the genre where motivation and determination are concerned.
6-The Olympics for Children: Amazing Sports of the World
By Lauren Brown
Nonfiction
The eBook can be purchased at:
$2.99
Description: This is a selection of true stories about
various sports, athletes and their histories at the Olympics, as well as other
general facts such as what the colors of the flag mean and quirky stories about
what different athletes eat. Many other little known facts such as what the
gold medal is really made of and how long it takes the torch to make its
journey are highlighted. This book is inspirational for children who may dream
of athletic success and allows them a glimpse into what various athletes have
had to overcome to attain their dream.
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