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Children's Nonfiction Hockey

Alex Ovechkin (Amazing Hockey Stories)

by (author) Lorna Schultz Nicholson

illustrated by D.A. Bishop

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Initial publish date
Oct 2021
Category
Hockey, Sports & Recreation
Recommended Age
6 to 12
Recommended Grade
3 to 6
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781443187718
    Publish Date
    Oct 2021
    List Price
    $9.99

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Meet Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s greatest goal-scorer of the 21st century!

 

 

Alex Ovechkin is already the greatest goal-scorer of the 21st century. He holds one of the most famous shots in NHL history, a blazing one-timer from the top of the left circle. Alex was born in Russia to a family of top athletes — none of them hockey players. His path to the NHL came after proving himself with the legendary Moscow Dynamo in the Russian Hockey Super league.

 

 

Drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2004, he’s been the anchor of his team ever since. It was a long time in coming, but on June 7, 2018, the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights and Alex was finally a Stanley Cup champion! Victory was made sweeter when Alex was voted winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. “Alexander the Great” is still playing at the top of his game, with a chance to become No. 1 goal scorer in NHL history!

 

 

This full-colour, easy-to-read biography is packed with photos and has 16 pages of hockey action comic sequences. It’s sure to be a favourite read with his legions of young fans!

 

About the authors

 

LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON a grandi à St. Catharines, en Ontario. Enfant, elle aimait lire, écrire et jouer à plusieurs sports. Elle a joué en tant que défenseure dans une équipe de hockey féminine et elle était membre de l'équipe nationale d'aviron. Elle est une auteure reconnue de livres destinés aux pré-ados et ados, de la série d'albums illustrés Puckster et de plusieurs livres documentaires sur le hockey. Lorna habite à Edmonton, en Alberta.

 

LORNA SCHULTZ NICHOLSON grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, and as a child loved to read, write and compete in all kinds of sports. She is the respected author of many middle-grade and YA novels, the Puckster picture book series, and several non-fiction books about hockey, including the Amazing Hockey Stories series. Lorna lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her family. Not surprisingly, she is a HUGE Edmonton Oilers fan. Visit her online at www.lornaschultznicholson.com.

 

Lorna Schultz Nicholson's profile page

 

D. A. Bishop a toujours voulu faire des bandes dessinées. et maintenant il en crée! Il est né à Montréal, a grandi à Brampton, en Ontario, et habite maintenant à Pickering. Il signe les illustrations des livres de la série True Patriot Presents tout en travaillant sur sa propre série de bandes dessinées, Of Stone.

 

D.A. BISHOP always wanted to make comics . . . and now he does! He was born in Montreal, grew up in Brampton and now resides in Pickering, Ontario. He has recently illustrated for the Chapterhouse series True Patriot Presents and writes and draws his own comic series, Of Stone. D.A. Bishop also enjoys oil painting and just hanging out with his wife and two kids. Visit him online at www.renerd.com.

 

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