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Author Shapiro, Simon, author.

Title Faster, higher, smarter : bright ideas that transformed sports / Simon Shapiro ; art by Theo Krynauw and Warwick Goldswain.

Publication Info. Berkeley, CA : Annick Press, 2016.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1672510~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Nichols Juvenile Nonfiction  J 796 SHA    DUE 05-15-24
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Description 120 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.
Contents HIgh Jump: The Fosbury Flop -- Pole Vault: Flexible Fiberglass -- Baseball: Ted Williams and the Art of Swing Speed -- Football: Getting a Kick out of Soccer -- Hockey: The Terrifying Slap Shot -- Skateboarding: Ollie Up! -- Speed Skating: Slapping on Speed -- Cycling: Obree, the Flying Scotsman -- Wheelchair Sports: Hang Glider to Wheeler-Dealer -- Swimming: The Berkoff Blastoff -- Ski Jumping: V for Victory -- Blade Running: Run Like a Cheetah -- Skiing and Tennis: A Head for Innovation -- Bungy Jumping: A Leap of Faith -- Cheating: Steroid Scandals -- Statistics: Analytics and the A's -- Basketball: Michael Jordan's Hang Time.
Audience 950L Lexile
Note 950L Lexile
Subject Sports sciences -- Juvenile literature.
Sports -- Technological innovations -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Krynauw, Theo, illustrator.
Goldswain, Warwick, illustrator.
ISBN 9781554518135 (pbk.)
155451813X (pbk.)
9781554518142 (hc)
1554518148 (hc.)
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