100 Things to Know about Sport by Jerome Martin; Alice James; Tom Mumbray; Micaela Tapsell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction | Series: 100 Things to Know About Ser.
A colourful information book filled with 100 fascinating and surprising sports facts. How do blind athletes tell between silver and gold medals? How did a Finnish architect accidentally invent skateboarding? Why do footballers wear logos on their kit? From equipment and engineering to amazing sporting ...Show more
As Fast As I Can by Penny Tangey
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
One girl. One dream. A few hurdles. Ten-year-old Vivian is determined to win a medal at the Olympic Games one day. Problem is, she hasn't found a sport she's any good at yet. But everyone says if you work hard enough you can achieve anything, right? So when Vivian discovers she has a talent for cross co ...Show more
Basketball! (Sporty Kids) by Felice Arena
$12.99 AUD
Category: Early Reader | Series: Sporty Kids
Time was running out. Jessica looked up at the ring. With an almighty toss, she took a shot at the basket. Everyone held their breath . . . Jessica is a basketball all-star. So why does she need lucky shoes?
Booked by Kwame Alexander
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult - 12+
Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you... Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, fo ...Show more
Booked: Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult - 12+
Kwame Alexander's acclaimed verse novel Booked is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can’t nobody stop you/can’t ...Show more
Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds | Reading Level: very good
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. They know it won't be easy. They'll have to beat some really good teams, plus landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. But they're sure they can achieve their dream, if only they can get to Australia. Sometimes, to sa ...Show more
Elsewhere Girls by Emily Gale, Nova Weetman
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
It's midnight and I'm alone in the kitchen eating a cold potato scallop. Coach O'Call would say something like, 'That's not what I expect from a scholarship girl!' because I have to be up for squad training in five hours and I'm not supposed to go near potato scallops, and--oh, yeah--it's my fifth. Cat ...Show more
Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Tom Palmer
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-Fiction | Series: Ultimate Football Heroes Ser.
From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game. Featuring Pele's World Cup, Maradona's Hand of God, J ...Show more
Gala Day (#4 Football Fever) A CommBank Matildas and Socceroos story by Kristin Darell
$14.99 AUD
Category: Younger Readers - 6 to 9 year olds
"The fourth book in an action-packed junior fiction series in partnership with Football Australia. Featuring Commbank Matildas and Subway Socceroos stars Kyah Simon, Craig Goodwin, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Garang Kuol – and more! Following their success at the National High Potential Pathway program for Austr ...Show more
Ghost (#1 Track) by Jason Reynolds
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Running. That's all Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But Ghost has been running for the wrong reasons -until he meets Coach, an ex-Olympic Medallist who sees something in Ghost: crazy natural talent. If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter i ...Show more
How to Tackle Your Dreams by Fiona Hardy
$19.99 AUD
Category: Middle Grade - 9 to 12 year olds
Everyone knows that Homer loves Australian Rules football. But ever since his dad moved away and his mum was drafted in the women's league, something has changed. He's spending more time fixing clothes with his grandfather than scoring goals with his friends. When Homer's upgraded school shirt becomes t ...Show more
Let’s Party (#2 Diary of a Netball Star) by Fiona Harris, Liz Watson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Younger Readers - 6 to 9 year olds
Liz Watson loves reading, baking, and hanging out with her BFF, Katie. But there’s one thing she loves the most ... netball. Read all about it in her diary! Liz is loving her new netball team. She’s even invited them all to her birthday party! But when one of the girl’s precious bracelets goes missing, ...Show more