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Amazing Sports from Around the World
Amazing Sports from Around the World explores unusual and fascinating sports from diverse cultures and locations . Learn about Ostrich Racing, Tuna Toss, Elephant Polo, and much more! With exciting illustrations and incredible facts, this book will appeal to readers of all ages. The book comes with lesson plans, extension activities, and audio to support teaching in diverse classrooms. This book is available in English and in many bilingual editions. Amazing Sports from Around the World is part of the Language Lizard Explore collection which helps readers discover the world around them. " A wonderful way for students to explore cultural diversity from every continent, while discovering that sports universally bring people together ." Sarah Anderson, First Grade Teacher
42 pages, Paperback
Published March 17, 2022
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January 26, 2023
eople around the world, from young to old, enjoy a love of games and sports. Douglas McLaughlin has given us a book that features 18 unique sports that range from individual sports, like the Caber Toss (Scotland) or Tuna Toss (Australia) to team sports like Nzango (Africa) of Kho Kho (South Asia).
There are even sports that involve animals described in the book. Can you imagine playing polo on an elephant (Nepal, India, Thailand) or riding on an ostrich (South Africa)?
The book gives a quick overview of all these spots with links in the back to learn more. So many fascinating sports , some that are centuries old(like Bokh – From Genghis Khan) to newer sports like Quidditch (from Harry Potter fame).
The books are available in several different languages, in dual language format as well.
Games are truly international now – it really is a small world. Reading about these amazing sports will introduce you to such a wide world of sports and may lead you to a new, wonderful world of play.
I enjoyed learning about these international sports, many of which I had never heard of, but want to investigate further.I highly recommend this interesting and informative book
There are even sports that involve animals described in the book. Can you imagine playing polo on an elephant (Nepal, India, Thailand) or riding on an ostrich (South Africa)?
The book gives a quick overview of all these spots with links in the back to learn more. So many fascinating sports , some that are centuries old(like Bokh – From Genghis Khan) to newer sports like Quidditch (from Harry Potter fame).
The books are available in several different languages, in dual language format as well.
Games are truly international now – it really is a small world. Reading about these amazing sports will introduce you to such a wide world of sports and may lead you to a new, wonderful world of play.
I enjoyed learning about these international sports, many of which I had never heard of, but want to investigate further.I highly recommend this interesting and informative book
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