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Kids' Book of Hockey: Skills, Strategies, Equipment, and the Rules of the Game
Contributor(s): Sias, John (Author)

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 ISBN: 0806519215     ISBN-13: 9780806519210
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
OUR PRICE: $13.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1997
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Annotation: For young fans aged six to 16, this book answers virtually any question they may have about the game. Chapters cover the basics, history of the game, rules (from offside to face-offs), penalties, officials, scoring, equipment, players, strategy, and much more. There is also a handy appendix of hockey terms and their easy-to-understand meanings. Illustrations.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Hockey
Dewey: 796.962
LCCN: 97021631
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.35" W x 8.24" L (0.47 lbs) 164 pages
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Publisher Description:
Did you ever have a question about hockey, America's fastest-growing major sport?

Kid's Book of Hockey is the first book that's organized in an easy-to-use question-and-answer style. Among the more than 700 questions and answers here, you are sure to find whatever you want to know about penalties, scoring, rules, strategy, or even the history of the game.

More than a quarter million people play amateur hockey; more than 13 million attend NHL games; countless fans attend youth, high school, and college games; and millions more watch hockey games on television in the United States and around the world. This is a book for all of them, as well as for the millions of youths who set up a rink in their driveways and take turns manning the goal. Read it yourself and test your knowledge of the game

"Whether you're a player, parent, fan, or coach, this book will help you to better understand the game of hockey." --Don Vaughn, hockey coach, Colgate University

"The game of hockey has needed a book like this for a long time." --Bruce Gardiner, former hockey player for the Ottawa Senators

"You don't have to begin on page one--just dive in any place that interests you. What a great way to learn about hockey "
--Bill Hanson, former head coach of Boston's Catholic Memorial High School hockey team
 
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