Incredible Comebacks

Description

Themes: Sports, Athletes, Injury, Comebacks, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Athletes are often seen as heroes. They represent the best of the best in the world of sports. But even players in their prime can be hurt or injured. What makes an athlete truly heroic is his or her ability to recover and come back better than ever. Have any of your favorite sports legends ever made an incredible comeback? Space 8, a Hi-Lo nonfiction series for young adults, reads like an infinity of facts. This series is full of high-interest topics that grab readers from the first page. Each book features stories about fascinating people and places and engages readers with compelling information; full-color photographs and illustrations; and detailed graphic elements including charts, tables, and infographics. Readers will find these books both captivating and inspiring.

Informations

• Publié par: Saddleback Educational Publishing
• Date de parution: 25 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645980551
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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INCREDIBLE COMEBACKS

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Extreme Survival

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Incredible Comebacks

Military Might

Sports Superstitions

Unusual Jobs

Women in Combat

Wrongly Accused

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Photo credits:page 10: Ed Zurga/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 11: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 12: Andy King/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 18: Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 19: Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 20: Tom Pennington/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 21: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts via Getty Images; pages 22/23: Nick Laham/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 24: Allsport/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 25: Al Bello/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 26: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 27: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 30: Pool/Getty Images News via Getty Images; page 31: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 32: Harry How/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; pages 34/35: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 36: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; pages 38/39: Dean Treml/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 40: lev radin/Shutterstock.com; page 41: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 42: PROMA1/Shutterstock.com; page 43: Dana Gardner/Shutterstock.com; pages 44/45: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 46: Harry How/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 47: Nick Laham/ Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; page 50: Sean M. Hafey/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images; pages 52/53: John Grieshop/Getty Images Sport via Getty Images

ISBN: 978-1-68021-749-0 eBook: 978-1-64598-055-1

Printed in Malaysia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 The Comeback Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 2 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHAPTER 3 Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CHAPTER 4 Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CHAPTER 5 Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

CHAPTER 6 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CHAPTER 7 Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

CHAPTER 8 The Olympics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

CHAPTER 9 Extreme Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

CHAPTER 10 School Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CHAPTER 1 THE COMEBACK KIDS

Five seconds remain on the clock. The score is ied.

A player grabs the ball and races down the court. As

the ball sinks into the net, the buzzer sounds. The

crowd roars. Her team wins the game.

This was the player’s first game back. The season before, she was injured. Many games were missed. Recoverywas a long process. But the athlete worked through the pain. Then she won an important game for her team.

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Athletes push themselves hard. They want to be the best. But someimes players need a break. The ime of might be due to sickness. It could be because of an injury. Ater some ime, they return. Oten, the players are better than before. This is called a comeback.

Strength is needed to make a comeback. Physical abiliies are important. Mental power is also needed. Athletes need to be resilient. This means being able to keep going, even when bad things happen. Players are also dedicated. Great athletes can make incredible comebacks.

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