The Week Junior Guide to Sport
Making sense of games, competitions, athletes and the world of sport
The Week Junior Guide to Sport
Making sense of games, competitions, athletes and the world of sport
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Description
The essential guide to understanding sport from multi-award-winning children's magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
In this book you will:
- Understand the science of sport, including how it changes our brains
- Explore inclusion in sport, focusing on topics including racism, sexism and homophobia
- Discover the different jobs available in sport
- Learn about a variety of sporting competitions and global games
- Find out what issues arise in sport, such as greenwashing, doping and cheating
Why do people play sports? What sports games can I try? What sports games are popular around the world? This essential guide covers everything from the inventors of sports to environmental issues, all explained in a way that's easy to understand.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 What is Sport?
Chapter 2 Body and Mind
Chapter 3 How Sport Works
Chapter 4 Sporting Issues
Chapter 5 Records and Extremes
Find Out More
Glossary
Index
Product details
| Published | 14 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781801998635 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Education |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Series | Week Junior Guides |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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