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Children's Nonfiction Hockey

Dominant Defensemen

by (author) Eric Zweig

illustrated by George Todorovic

Publisher
Firefly Books
Initial publish date
Sep 2014
Category
Hockey
Recommended Age
9 to 12
Recommended Grade
4 to 7
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770854307
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $6.99

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Description

The coolest book on the best defenders in hockey history!

Hockey Hall of Fame Dominant Defensemen features 35 Hall of Famers and 17 of today's greatest players -- and all of them are a force to be reckoned with!

These formidable players come alive through terrific action photographs, fun illustrations, authentic Hockey Hall of Fame artifacts and great information on the best defenders in the history of the game.

Some of the dominant defensemen featured are:

  • Bobby Orr
  • Geraldine Heaney
  • Paul Coffey
  • Brian Leetch
  • Zdeno Chara
  • Scott Neidermayer
  • Borje Salming
  • Nicklas Lidstrom
  • Raymond Bourque
  • Denis Potvin.

This new series is for young hockey fans. Punchy color and lively text promise hours of reading and sharing with hockey-crazy friends.

About the authors

 

 

Éric Zweig
est né à Toronto et habite maintenant à Owen Sound, en Ontario. Dès l'âge
de 10 ans, il était passionné de sports. Il écrit des articles à propos du
sport ou de l'histoire du sport depuis depuis qu'il a obtenu son diplôme en
sciences politiques de l'université Trent, en 1985. Il écrit également pour
les médias.

 

ERIC ZWEIG has been writing about sports since his days on the school newspaper desk. His books for kids include The Big Book of Hockey for Kids, On This Day in Hockey and MVP Superstars. Awesome Hockey Trivia for Kids is the fifth book in his Hockey Trivia for Kids series. Eric is also a noted author of adult sports books, most recently Hockey Hall of Fame Heroes and Stanley Cup: The Complete History (with Phil Pritchard); he was a contributor to The Official NHL Hockey Treasures, Centennial Edition.

He belongs to the Society for International Hockey Research and lives in Owen Sound, Ontario.

 

Eric Zweig's profile page

George Todorovic's profile page

Editorial Reviews

Designed for hockey enthusiasts... A compilation of the best hockey players... Very flashy and brightly-colored graphic design shows the player's names inside a pulsating star with text boxes resembling collectible cards containing a brief description of their teams and accomplishments.

Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's and Young Adult Literature

For the inquisitive little pucksters in your family, Santa suggests Eric Zweig's recently released Hockey Hall of Fame series: Dominant Defensemen, Super Scorers, and Great Goalies... to score a natural hat trick. Zweig is a master of hockey history ferreting out tasty tidbits for the hockey hungry. And his winger's work adds "wow power" to the "lively text." The small fry in grades 3 to 6 will love the illustrations, the old-fashioned hockey cards, and photos featuring archival material from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Clever titles -- Blasts from the Past, Modern Matches, Powerful Pairs, Parallel Pucksters -- are peppered throughout the texts making the three volumes an attractive and fun read.

Hamilton Spectator

The Hockey Hall of Fame Kids Series by Eric Zweig has three new titles. Each of Dominant Defensemen, Great Goalies and Super Scorers features a combination of today's best players along with Hall of Famers. Each of these formidable players come alive through terrific action photographs, fun illustrations, authentic Hockey Hall of Fame artifacts and great information on the best players in the history of the game.

Calgary Sun

Highly recommended.

Canadian Review of Materials

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