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Rules Of The Game: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All the Sports of the World
Over 2500 illustrations in full color, including 400 events, over 150 sports
American Football; Basketball; Baseball; Ice Hockey; Volleyball; Soccer; Team Handball; Softball; Rounders; Cricket; Lacrosse; Hurling; Shinty; Synchronized Swimming; Water Polo; Surfing; Diving; Rowing; Yacht Racing; Speed Skating; Figure Skating; Alpine Skiing; Downhill Racing; Tobogganing; Greyhound Racing; Horse Racing; Polo; Roller Skating; Cycle Racing; Motorcycling; Stock Car Racing; Hang Gliding; Steeplechase; Javelin; Shot Put; Discus; High Jump; Pole Vault; Long Jump; Triple Jump; Modern Pentathlon; Triathlon; Gymnastics; Trampolining; Weightlifting; Boxing; Wrestling; Judo; Karate; Aikido; Fencing; Jiu Jitsu; Horseshoe Pitching; Darts; Crossbow Archery; Rifle Shooting; Pistol Shooting; English Billiards; Snooker; Pool; Skittles; Tenpin Bowling; Curling; Croquet; Golf; Court Handball; Squash; Paddleball; Badminton; Lawn Tennis; Table Tennis; Jai'alai
...AND MANY MORE!
- GenresSports
320 pages, Paperback
Published December 15, 1994
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December 2, 2013Title: Rules of the Game; The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All The Sports of The World. (1994). New York, N.Y: St. Martin's Press.
Name: Brittany Herrera
Type of Reference: Encyclopedia
Call Number: 796
Description: This book gives students rules for over 400 World Sport games. There are images with labels to reach visual learners and there is text for those that would rather read and imagine the sport. The book contains different versions of games, rules, purpose, materials needed, etc.
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Citation of Review: Minudri, R. (1975). RULES of the Game (Book). [ Review of the book Rules of the game the complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the sports of the world]. School Library Journal, 21(8), 76.
Name: Brittany Herrera
Type of Reference: Encyclopedia
Call Number: 796
Description: This book gives students rules for over 400 World Sport games. There are images with labels to reach visual learners and there is text for those that would rather read and imagine the sport. The book contains different versions of games, rules, purpose, materials needed, etc.
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This review is a pdf format. Please use the information provided to read this review.
Citation of Review: Minudri, R. (1975). RULES of the Game (Book). [ Review of the book Rules of the game the complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the sports of the world]. School Library Journal, 21(8), 76.
February 6, 2008
I read this large paperback book so many times as a child.
Back in the early 70's I was amazed to hear of sports such as Shinty, Eton Fives and Carom Billiards. Furthermore, I was astounded that, not only did these sports exist, but people actually played them and that they had governing bodies.
You must remeber that this was when UK TV barely had 3 channels that did not start till mid-morning and was finished before midnight; sport - apart from World of Sport, Grandstand and Sportsnight - didn't feature much on TV. So to be exposed to hundreds of sports at a youg age allowed my imagination to run wild.
We had great fun manufacturing facsimilie sports equipment, leaarning the rules and then playing the games for ourselves.
Back in the early 70's I was amazed to hear of sports such as Shinty, Eton Fives and Carom Billiards. Furthermore, I was astounded that, not only did these sports exist, but people actually played them and that they had governing bodies.
You must remeber that this was when UK TV barely had 3 channels that did not start till mid-morning and was finished before midnight; sport - apart from World of Sport, Grandstand and Sportsnight - didn't feature much on TV. So to be exposed to hundreds of sports at a youg age allowed my imagination to run wild.
We had great fun manufacturing facsimilie sports equipment, leaarning the rules and then playing the games for ourselves.
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March 28, 2015Great for the classroom library. This is an encyclopedia of all major sports in the world. This is great for the sports lovers in the classroom and also teaches the students about other sports/how to play/and the rules.
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