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Balls! /by Michael J. Rosen ; illustrations by John Margeson.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-288824

Description

72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm., Learn about the balls used in basketball, soccer, football, tennis, handball, golf, volleyball, and ping pong: how they're made, why they look the way they do, some amazing facts about their history ... and a bit about the games that use them, too.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Balls (Sporting goods)
Ball games
Ball games.

Originator

Rosen, Michael J., 1954-
Margeson, John, ill.

Contents

Ball basics -- Basketball -- Soccer ball -- Football -- Tennis ball -- Handball -- Golf ball -- Volleyball -- Table tennis ball -- More odd balls.

Publication

Plain City, Ohio : Darby Creek Pub.

Description

72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Learn about the balls used in basketball, soccer, football, tennis, handball, golf, volleyball, and ping pong: how they're made, why they look the way they do, some amazing facts about their history ... and a bit about the games that use them, too.

Notes

Pg. 25 includes Historic New England image of the Oneida Football Club football.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-72).

ISBN

1581960301 (hardcover)
9781581960303 (hardcover)

Call Number

Stacks GV749.B34 R67 2006

Material Type

Juvenile literature.

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