Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443457323
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Team Canada is facing the United States in a must-win game at the Vancouver Olympics. The score is 2-1 for Canada, and then disaster strikes—with only 24 seconds left in the game, the US scores. The game is tied and goes into overtime. The team that scores the next goal will win the Olympic gold medal. Seven minutes into overtime, Sidney Crosby gets the puck and shoots . . . Ideal for young hockey fans and future stars, this level-1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Author: Matthew Cade
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 144346340X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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And faster than you could blink—not a second, but a fraction— Crosby shot the puck before Miller reacted. It slipped through his pads and like that it was done, The country erupted—Canada had won! The Vancouver Olympics, 2010. Canada’s best hockey players battle Team USA for the Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey. The stakes are high, and the game starts off fast with both teams fighting for the puck. At the end of the second period, Canada is ahead 2-1 and the gold medal is within reach. Then, with minutes left in the third period, the US scores to tie the game. With millions of Canadians on the edge of their seats, the game goes into overtime and thirteen minutes in, Sidney Crosby shoots and scores. Sid the Kid and one of the greatest hockey teams ever assembled clinches the gold medal on home ice for Canada, the birthplace of hockey. The Golden Goal captures the energy and excitement of the game and celebrates the tenth anniversary of this iconic moment in Canadian history. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with kids of all ages.
Author: Mike Leonetti
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443119105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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A young boy rediscovers the joy of hockey through Sidney Crosby's famous gold medal goal. Tyler's life has always been about hockey: hockey after school, hockey on weekends, hockey on holidays... hockey, hockey, hockey. So his parents are surprised and disappointed when Tyler abandons the game he loved so much. But in 2010 the Winter Olympics come to Vancouver. The country is desperate to win a gold medal in hockey. "Sid the Kid" Crosby is leading the men's team, and all of Canada is counting on him to help win the first gold in men's hockey on home soil. Tyler's dad gets tickets to the gold-medal game, and Tyler can barely contain himself while he watches the nail-biting final between Canada and the United States. Of course, Crosby scores the "golden goal" in one of the most exciting gold-medal games ever! Seeing the joy Sidney Crosby has for the game, Tyler decides to return to the ice and just take time to enjoy the sport he loves.
Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443471930
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443457309
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443453981
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Join in the fun at the rink and on the ice with stories that are perfect for bedtimes and on the go! From building an ice rink in your living room, to scoring a golden goal, to the thrill of your first hockey game, 5-Minute Hockey Stories is packed with a dozen true stories of Canada’s game. Each story is the perfect length for reading aloud in five minutes—ideal for young fans and future stars!
Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443457347
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Meg Braithwaite
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9781443457316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Why did Wayne Gretzky wear the number 99? Why did Jonathan Toews choose the number 19? What does Sidney Crosby’s 87 mean? What’s in a Number? reveals the fascinating stories behind the most famous jersey numbers in hockey. Ideal for young hockey fans and future stars, this level-1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Author: Mike Leonetti
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 0545986842
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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In this enduring father-son classic, now available from Scholastic, 10-year-old Paul has just joined the hockey team and loves to practice every day with his dad. When Dad gets a promotion and can no longer play with him, Paul has to make do with watching the exciting Canada vs. Soviet Union series with him at night. Paralleling the game-by-game, play-by-play, goal-by-goal excitement, Paul and his father rally through the series, until finally the tie-breaking final game arrives. It's a day of delight, revealing the unbelievable and the unexpected -- a story that will set readers on the edge of their seats.
Author: Ellen Labrecque
Publisher: Cherry Lake
ISBN: 1534109501
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Ice Hockey in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of ice hockey. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused backmatter is included, as well as a bibliography, glossary, and index.
