The Fastest Game on Two Feet: And Other Poems About How Sports Began

Type

Book

Authors

Alice Low

ISBN 10

0823419053

ISBN 13

9780823419050

Tags

Poetry, Activities, Crafts & Games, Sports & Outdoors, United States

Description

Have you ever wondered how your favorite sport began? Basketball got its start when a physical education instructor invented a new game for bored students. The original soccer ball might have been a skull! The history of other sports is just as surprising--bowling was part of an early religious ritual; lacrosse games used to stretch for miles and last for days; and the king of France once outlawed tennis because it was a gambling game!Alice Low's witty poems, vividly ilustrated by John O'Brien's uproarious cartoons, hit a true home run for readers. - from Amzon

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