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A counting book featuring things found at a car race, from one black-and-white checkered flag to twelve reporters.

Do you know which two days of the year have no major professional sports games? Which NFL team scored the sport’s only perfect season? Or which professional boxer actually knocked himself out, giving the victory to his opponent? Test your knowledge of fun and games with this collection of amazing sports trivia!

Carmen Alvarez is new to competitive gymnastics, and it isn't quite what she expected. Her Level Four season is having a rough start with silly mistakes and several falls. Carmen continues to work hard. But just when she has competition figured out, she learns she must score a 34.00 All-Around to be eligible for Level Five. What will Carmen do if her season ends without getting the coveted 34.00 All-Around? Can she talk her family and coaches into letting her attend one more meet to try to get the score? And if she can get to another meet, will she be able to score out?

Trista Thompson is enjoying a fun summer before entering fifth grade. She is training for Level Five at Perfect Balance Gymnastics Academy and gets to attend a gymnastics camp with her friends. For the first time in her gymnastics career she is learning her new skills in plenty of time for testing day at the end of summer. Just when Trista feels great about her progress, she has a major setback. Can she overcome her challenges and fears to reach her goal of making the Level Five team?

Lucy Robinson is feeling stuck. She is a competitive gymnast struggling to score the required 36.00 All-Around to progress from Level Five to Level Six. Lucy understands she must make some big changes if she wants to reach her goals. She decides to step out of her comfort zone and try a different gymnastics academy. At her new gym Lucy runs into obstacles she never anticipated. Can she overcome these challenges and reach her goals?

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the WING WIZARDS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior Nationality: Brazilian Hero Rating: 86 Hailing from a poor family, Vini Jr saw...

David Beckham—the world-famous soccer star, celebrity, and sports icon—has joined the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team! As captain of England’s famous soccer team, Manchester United, Beckham singlehandedly scored 85 spectacular goals and became the only English player to score in three World...

Bloomsbury presents The Funny Life of Football – WINNER of The Sunday Times Children’s Sports Book of the Year 2023 written and read by James Campbell. WINNER of the Sunday Times Children’s Sports Book Prize 2023 "Every page is guaranteed to grab the imagination and it's the perfect thing...

I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to. Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch – but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child...

You Are Strong: A Book for the Littlest Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Fans features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun! Like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, you have an incredible strength inside you! This inspiring audiobook celebrates his amazing journey, showing even the...

An exciting collection all about the Olympic games and the inspiring athletes who compete in them. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to ten fascinating non-fiction books about the Olympics. From autobiographies from some of the top...

A brilliant new summer sports day story about the bear from Peru, performed by Julie Walters, based on the Emmy award-winning TV series – The Adventures of Paddington. When the Browns discover a box of garden games in the shed Paddington can’t wait to have a go. Mr Brown is determined to win...

Adapted for young readers from his adult memoir, Just Don't Fall is the the hilarious true story about Josh Sundquist's battle with childhood cancer and how he worked his way to making the United States paralympic ski team. The inspiration for the Apple TV show Best Foot Forward! When he was ten...

Award-winning creator Kadir Nelson delivers the perfect gift for basketball fans of any age—a beautifully illustrated history of the game and its key players over the years—in this companion to his bestselling We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. Basketball has evolved by...

The perfect read for the Formula 1-mad kid in your life. Written by real-life racing driver Karun Chandhok! How fast do Formula 1 cars really go? How do you become a racing driver? What track is the hardest to drive in the world? Discover the most amazing stories and incredible stats and facts...

*Shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Children's Sports Book of the Year Award 2025* Travel to Greece and watch Cynisca, a Spartan princess, become the first ever woman to win at the ancient Olympic Games. Or touch the heavens with Junko Tabei as she carves her path through history and mountain...

Coge tus Js y salta a la cancha con esta biografía en español de ¿Quién fue? sobre la superestrella de la NBA Michael Jordan. Conoce al hombre que cambió el juego para siempre. Michael Jordan siempre ha sido competitivo, incluso de pequeño luchaba por llamar la atención. Su necesidad de...

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. At age eight, Simone Biles began working with a gymnastics trainer, and by fifteen she was competing in a...

Rev your engines and get ready for this exciting look at how Dale Earnhardt Jr. lived up to his family legacy and became one of the greatest professional stock car racing drivers in the world. No one was surpised when Dale Earnhardt Jr. began his racing career at age seventeen. His father and...

Join Lioness captain Leah Williamson as she shows girls that they can be a leader at any age, and that huge things can happen when they believe in themselves! In the summers of 2022 and 2025, Leah led the Lionesses to victory in the European Championships – now she wants to show kids that they...