That's My Team!

The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names

Paul Volponi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2019
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2673-8 (ISBN)

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This interactive book compels both reluctant and sports-crazed readers to its pages by examining how various teams from a range of sports received their names. Teen and pre-teen readers will gain knowledge of history, science, literature, math, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of notable sports teams.

How did author Edgar Allen Poe influence the naming of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens? What major historical events inspired the naming of the Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco 49ers, and Oklahoma Sooners? And what caused the NBA’s Washington Bullets to change their name to the Wizards?

In That’s My Team! The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams’ Names, Paul Volponi shares the answers to these questions and more. Leading readers on a fast-paced journey through different parts of the United States and the world, Volponi reveals fascinating pieces of information on pop culture, history, science, literature, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of sports. Both reluctant and sports-crazed readers, teens and preteens alike, will find this book an exciting way to learn about a variety of subjects through their favorite sports teams.

Paul Volponi is an author, journalist and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have been the recipient of a dozen American Library Association honors. His novel Black and White, winner of the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award, is a staple in many middle school and high school English classes. The Final Four is on the New York City Chancellor’s Ninth-Grade Reading List. You can learn more about his books at paulvolponibooks.com.

Author’s Note
Introduction
1: World History
2: American History
3: Literature, Language, and Mythology
4: Music and Pop Culture
5: Changing Society: Gender and Race
6: The Natural World
7: Geography
8: Industrial Revolution
9: Foreign Studies
10: People and Politics
11: Marine Sciences and Meteorology
12: Electives and Independent Studies
Challenge Answers
Notes
Suggested Readings
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	11.09.2019
Zusatzinfo	58 b/w photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 237 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
ISBN-10	1-5381-2673-7 / 1538126737
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-2673-8 / 9781538126738
Zustand	Neuware