Ice hockey and curling
By: Robin Johnson.
Series: Winter Olympic sports; Winter Olympic sports (Crabtree Publishing Company)
Publisher: Crabtree Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778740230; 9780778740421
Subjects: Hockey -- Juvenile literature; Curling -- Juvenile literature; Hockey; Curling; Winter Olympics -- Juvenile literature; Sports -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: From the hard-hitting, puck-flying action of hockey to the precision sliding and sweeping of curling, these challenging team sports have it all. In this fantastic book, you'll learn about the rules, the records, and the heroes of the games.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ice games; title: Ice hockey: the basics; title: They shoot, they score!; title: On the defensive; title: Men's ice hockey: 1920-1952; title: Men's ice hockey: 1956-1994; title: Men's ice hockey: 1998-2006; title: Women's ice hockey; title: Miracles on ice; title: Curling: the basics; title: Women's curling; title: Spotlight on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.