Children’s / Teenage general interest: Sports and outdoor recreation

Christine Brennan, the USA Today sports columnist, author, and commentator, uses her voice to advocate for diversity and equality in the world of sports, and her wisdom to encourage future journalists.

It took her two tries, but in 1955, sixty-seven-year-old Emma "e;Grandma"e; Gatewood became the first woman to solo hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one thru-hike.

Dorothy Mary Kamenshek was born to immigrant parents in Norwood, Ohio.

Cy Young was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of all time.

Mental training is just as important as physical training when it comes to success in sport.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHILDREN'S SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022The first book in THE DREAM TEAM series.

Keeping Fit with Sports introduces students in Grades 1-2 to the many ways sports help us stay healthy and active.

Find Your Sport is an engaging nonfiction book designed to help young readers explore various sports and discover which one suits them best.

Get Moving is an engaging nonfiction book that introduces young readers to the importance of staying active for a healthy lifestyle.

Donde despiertan los dreams, la realidad hace piruetas y la magia lo ilumina todo.

Donde despiertan los dreams, la realidad hace piruetas y la magia lo ilumina todo.

An inspiring picture book about sports, friendship, belonging and inclusion.

Whether you're an inspiring black belt or just a fan of martial arts action, you'll enjoy this collection of twenty exciting stories about the great heroes of the martial arts.

Whether you're an inspiring black belt or just a fan of martial arts action, you'll enjoy this collection of twenty exciting stories about the great heroes of the martial arts.

At demolition derbies, cars crush, smack, and smash into one another.

Gordie Howe and Alex Ovechkin made huge impacts playing hockey.

Tractor pulling is the world's most powerful motorsport.

People have been mud racing for decades.

Pro wrestling matches are full of flamboyant entrances, raucous speeches, and punishing finishing moves.

Diana Taurasi is a WNBA legend and one of basketball's best point guards of all time.

Meet basketball superstar Shai-Gilgeous Alexander!

NFL fans love to see diving interceptions, forced fumbles, and pad-rattling tackles.

Some of the most thrilling plays in the NFL involve long runs that sidestep the defense and evade tackles.

In 2025, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts led his team to victory in the Super Bowl.

Have you ever seen a quarterback slide across a wet field or flip forward into the end zone to win a game?

Ja'Marr Chase and Jerry Rice are fast-running, high-flying, touchdown-scoring NFL wide receivers.

The top mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters use punches, kicks, and submission holds to beat their opponents.

A wide receiver's main job is to catch passes.

Sports fans like to blame curses when their team isn't playing well.

From his earliest beginnings in Argentina to his accomplishments as one of the world's best soccer players, Lionel Messi has crafted a life and career that are memorable and inspiring.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest soccer players of all time.

In 2025, Paige Bueckers won the college basketball national championship before the Dallas Wings selected her first overall in the WNBA draft.

Soccer strikers dash across the field to score goals.

Pro wrestling always thrills fans, but when two rivals enter the ring, the excitement soars to another level.

Caitlin Clark started setting and breaking basketball records while still in high school.

With punches flying and emotions running high, mixed martial arts (MMA) rivalries can be fierce and intense.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher and slugger Shohei Ohtani is a double threat at bat and on the pitcher's mound.

Quarterbacks direct plays, throw passes, and strategically move their team down the field.

When Patrick Mahomes burst onto the scene in 2017, the Kansas City Chiefs hadn't won the Super Bowl in forty years.

Soccer midfielders do it all.

LeBron James has been a legend since the start of his basketball career.

From celebrating prematurely to running the ball into the wrong end zone, football fans have witnessed major mistakes.

From epic chokeholds to devastating punches, mixed martial arts (MMA) is chock-full of exciting moments for combat sports fans.

The Super Bowl is the most popular sporting event in the United States.

Few NFL stars play both offense and defense like Charles Woodson and Travis Hunter.

A great running back can be the difference between a thrilling victory and a crushing defeat.

Rev your engines for the action-packed sport of short-track racing.

Soccer superstar Trinity Rodman plays for the US Women's National Team and the Washington Spirit.

Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic are NBA legends.

In 1980, the US Men's Ice Hockey Team pulled an upset against the Soviet Union, winning the Winter Olympics semifinals.