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Hawkes, Chris (Editor), author.

My encyclopedia of very important sports / text by Chris Hawkes.

First American edition.

New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2020.

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Introduces "a range of popular sports such as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you're a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and Go, this book has it all"--Publisher marketing.

Sports -- Juvenile literature.

Games -- Juvenile literature.

Board games -- Juvenile literature.

Athletes -- Juvenile literature.

Very important sports

"For little athletes and fans who want to know everything"--Cover.

Includes index.

Soccer -- Football -- Australian rules football -- Rugby -- Lacrosse -- Baseball -- Cricket -- Hockey -- Basketball -- Netball -- Volleyball -- Handball -- Ancient sports -- Running -- Hurdles -- Jumps -- Throws -- Combined events -- Triathlon -- Gymnastics -- Cycling -- Formula One -- Motor sports -- Horse racing -- Show jumping/dressage -- Combat sports -- Karate -- Taekwondo -- Tai chi -- Fencing -- Tennis -- Badminton -- Squash -- Table tennis -- Archery -- Darts -- Extreme sports -- Mountaineering -- Skateboarding -- Snooker -- Bowling -- Golf -- Unusual sports -- Skiing -- Ski jumping -- Biatholon -- Snowboarding -- Speed skating -- Figure skating -- Ice hockey -- Sliding sports -- Curling -- Swimming -- Diving -- Surfing -- Water polo -- Kayaking -- Rowing -- Sailing -- Water sports -- Ancient games -- Playground games -- More playground games -- Tug-of-war -- Ultimate -- Dodgeball -- Chess -- Go -- The first marathon -- Climbing Everest -- First perfect 10 -- The four-minute mile -- Jessee Owens at the Olympics -- The land speed record -- Eddie Aikau -- Swimming across the Channel -- Serena Williams -- Tiger Woods -- Shaun White -- Lindsey Vonn -- Yuna Kim -- Usain Bolt -- Michael Phelps -- Muhammad Ali -- Lin Dan -- Lionel Messi -- Donald Bradman -- LeBron James -- The Olympics -- The Winter Olympics -- The Paralympic Games -- Special Olympics -- The World Cup -- The Super Bowl -- Indianapolis 500 -- Tour de France -- The Grand Slams.

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