Running, Jumping, and Throwing--If You Can

by Gary Paulsen

A textual and pictorial introduction to the fundamentals of track-and-field events and to the efforts of professional track-and-field competitors

32 pages, Library Binding

First published May 1, 1978

About the author

Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.