Canada Close Up: Canadian Sports
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2009
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 7 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 4
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780545990127
- Publish Date
- Feb 2009
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Whether it's the sports we invented or the sports we just love, this book examines Canada's role in sports history.
Basketball Night in Canada? How about the Synchronized Swimming Playoffs? Perhaps not, but did you know that both basketball and synchronized swimming were invented by Canadians?
This new addition to the Canada Close Up series steps up and delivers a fact-filled enjoyable read about sports and sports stars. And the full-colour photos help the reader relive some truly great moments in the action-packed world of sports.
The books in the Canada Close Up series are a great reference tool for young readers. Simple explanations, engaging photographs, and a user-friendly table of contents make them the perfect resource for projects, and an informative readfor a curious young mind.
About the author
Susan Hughes
a étudié la littérature anglaise à l'Université de Toronto. Depuis, elle
écrit et publie des livres pour enfants, à la fois des fictions et des
documentaires. Elle habite avec sa famille à Toronto.
Susan Hughes studied English literature at the University of Toronto. She writes both fiction and non-fiction children's books. She lives with her family in Toronto.
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