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Sport : Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know by tim-harris is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sport : Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about?
In eight themed parts, Tim Harris describes the triumphs and breakthroughsas well as the cheating and unscrupulous behaviorthat have created the modern world of sport, from ancient times to the 21st century. Part One looks at sports grounds, from stadiums to ice rinks, explaining why golf courses have 18 holes andwhy boxing rings are square. Part Two uncovers the stories behind sporting rules; while the next section, on sports equipment, shows why we row in eights and why cue balls have black do
Who reads Sport : Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- tim-harris
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey; Random House UK
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780224080200
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sports, Fiction, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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