Kid Athletes: True Tales of Childhood from Sports Legends

Author:   David Stabler ,  Doogie Horner
Publisher:   Quirk Books
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9781594748028


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 November 2015
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Stabler ,  Doogie Horner
Publisher:   Quirk Books
Imprint:   Quirk Books
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 20.90cm
Weight:   0.403kg
ISBN:  

9781594748028


ISBN 10:   1594748020
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 November 2015
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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...outstanding...Inspiring and entertaining, Kid Athletes isn't just for sports fans. Booklist, starred review


.. .outstanding...Inspiring and entertaining, <i>Kid Athletes </i>isn't just for sports fans. --<i>Booklist</i>, starred review Even if you don't exactly love sports, this book only says a little bit about them in the actual sport, so go out and get this book because it will teach you a lot and you will enjoy it immensely. --Kidsday reporters, <i>Newsday Perfect for the adolescent set, these inspiring stories mix fun and non-fiction. --Geeks of Doom <b>Praise for Kid Presidents: </b> Just like history class, only hilarious. --Tim Federle, author of <i>Better Nate Than Ever</i> <i> </i>With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney's <i>The Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i> and Rachel Renee Russell's <i>The Dork Diaries</i>, this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned. --<i>School Library Journal</i> Caricatures by Horner are whimsical and funny, a good match for a book that demonstrates that every president started life as a goofy, regular kid. --<i>Booklist</i> <i> </i> <b>Praise for Kid Artists: </b> .. .impressively diverse... <i>-Booklist</i> For budding artists, here's a heartening reminder that 17 unconventional greats--not to mention all the rest--started out as children too. --<i>Kirkus Reviews </i> Memorably weird childhood moments--Jackson Pollock accidentally had part of a finger chopped off and then eaten by a rooster--are likely to stick with readers, as will Horner's impish cartoons. -<i>Publishers Weekly</i>


Even if you don t exactly love sports, this book only says a little bit about them in the actual sport, so go out and get this book because it will teach you a lot and you will enjoy it immensely. Kidsday reporters, Newsday Perfect for the adolescent set, these inspiring stories mix fun and non-fiction. Geeks of Doom ...outstanding...Inspiring and entertaining, Kid Athletes isn't just for sports fans. Booklist, starred review


-...outstanding...Inspiring and entertaining, Kid Athletes isn't just for sports fans.---Booklist, starred review -Even if you don't exactly love sports, this book only says a little bit about them in the actual sport, so go out and get this book because it will teach you a lot and you will enjoy it immensely.---Kidsday reporters, Newsday-Perfect for the adolescent set, these inspiring stories mix fun and non-fiction.---Geeks of Doom Praise for Kid Presidents: -Just like history class, only hilarious.---Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever -With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney's The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rachel Renee Russell's The Dork Diaries, this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned.---School Library Journal -Caricatures by Horner are whimsical and funny, a good match for a book that demonstrates that every president started life as a goofy, regular kid.---Booklist Praise for Kid Artists: -...impressively diverse...--Booklist -For budding artists, here's a heartening reminder that 17 unconventional greats--not to mention all the rest--started out as children too.- --Kirkus Reviews -Memorably weird childhood moments--Jackson Pollock accidentally had part of a finger chopped off and then eaten by a rooster--are likely to stick with readers, as will Horner's impish cartoons.--Publishers Weekly


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Author David Stabler and illustrator Doogie Horner have created several books together, including Kid Presidents (Quirk, 2014), Kid Athletes (Quirk, 2015), Kid Artists (Quirk, 2016), and Kid Authors (Quirk, 2017).

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