There’s a lot more to auto racing than just driving around in a circle. From engine maintenance to understanding wind physics while drafting, drivers and their crews are smart people making decisions in the blink of an eye. Making tough calls in an instant is often the difference between taking the checkered flag for the win or settling for a finish in the back of the pack. With vivid graphics and full-color photographs illustrating the fast-paced world of race car drivers, readers learn how spotters help drivers through crashes and some of the technical terms used in the pits to help make racing champions.

Basketball is a game of numbers. Scoring points is one thing, but readers might not know that each position in basketball has a number, too! It’s just one of the many fun facts about basketball a reader needs to know to sound like a pro. Full-color photographs and graphic organizers explain concepts like the difference between a small forward and a power forward while introducing new terminology that helps readers get their heads in the game and ready to take the floor.

Can you put the biscuit in the basket? If you don’t know your hockey lingo, that might be a hard question to answer. After reading this book full of colorful graphics and photos explaining the finer points of hockey jargon, readers will be sure to take a shot on net and try scoring a goal for themselves. From technical terms for hockey equipment to explanations of hockey rules and positions, this book has everything readers need to lace up the skates and hit the ice with confidence.

Baseball is a great sport full of weird words. Trying to play a game with friends might be hard if you don’t know what anyone is saying! Readers will get a look in the dugout, and even learn why they call it a dugout in the first place. With color photos and other graphics explaining different terms and concepts like a double switch or ground rules, readers are sure to learn everything they need to talk—and play—like a pro.

From a distance, soccer may seem like a tough sport to understand. Once you get to the pitch and get running, though, it’s easy to see why it’s so much fun! Readers explore “the beautiful game” in this exciting title full of soccer terms and facts. From an easy explanation of offside rules to the history of red and yellow cards, colorful photos and graphics make soccer history and tactical concepts easy to understand, bringing a new generation to the world’s most popular sport.

The volume brings together a selection of papers from a symposium on Conditionality held in the University of Duisburg on 25-26 March 1994. Ten years after the Stanford symposium, the Proceedings of which were edited by Traugott et al. (1986), the area of conditionality is revisited in a synthesis of issues and aspects with insights drawn from the wider framework of general processes of conceptualisation. One major question is therefore what conceptual categories fall under conditionality or how far the notion of conditionality can be extended. The volume represents the up-to-date research on most aspects of conditionality some of which include the relationship between conditionality, hypotheticality and counterfactuality, polarity, historical perspectives, concessives, the acquisition of conditionals.

Includes tips and materials lists for building theme boxes, set-up ideas for transforming the classroom, suggested picture books, literacy activities, and reproducible picture sets of scenes to sequence and discuss. Includes themes such as art gallery, bakery, circus, fire station, princess castle, and spaceship. Makes it easy to engage young learners and expand their vocabularies while guiding them in problem-solving, reading, and writing skills.

Will she destroy herself? Racing in her second Formula One season, Samantha wants to prove she's a future world champion. But what stands in her way? Her new teammate Emilio Ronaldo. Last season the man humiliated her. This season…it’s payback. Rivals is the second book in the Skid young adult racing romance series that features lots of drama, plenty of romance, and the perfect balance of action and character. If you like high-speed excitement, a touch of humor along with crisp writing, then you’ll love the second installment in Doug Solter's totally original young adult series. Click or tap the Buy Button and start Samantha's topsy-turvy season today! For ages 13 through Adult. Categories: young adult sports, formula 1, sports romance, young adult sports series, racing romance, teen novels, young adult action, young adult racing drama, teen boy books, and teen sports romance.

Is she brave enough to win it all? Samantha Sutton isn't a cheerleader. She races cars. And she's good. Real good. So good a desperate Formula One racing team takes a huge chance on the teenage girl. Samantha must battle the men who race against her. Battle to gain respect from her team. And worst of all, she must battle against the one thing that terrifies her the most. Manny Wolert is a young automotive genus. Raised by a rich German family, he'd rather design transmissions than play polo. Next in line to take over his uncle's racing team, the teen boy struggles with the confidence he needs to become a leader. The team won't take him seriously. His father won't take him seriously. Sometimes even Manny won't take himself seriously. When these two meet, their close friendship grows into an honest love. But in Samantha's quest to win the world championship, their love is choked by jealousy, ambition, fame, and an accident that will change them both forever. Is becoming a legend worth sacrificing everything? Samantha will find out for herself. This digital box set contains all four action-packed racing novels in this thrilling young adult series. Skid (Book #1) Samantha bluffs her way into a car testing session and convinces the owner of a Formula One team to take a huge chance on her. Can Samantha battle her inner demons and become the first female world champion? Not without Manny's help. Rivals (Book #2) Racing in her second season, Samantha's greatest rival on the track becomes her new teammate. The internal rivalry brings out the worst in Samantha and Manny doesn't know what to do. Can he stop Samantha from destroying herself? Legends (Book #3) Samantha hits rock-bottom. She's pushed everyone away. A comeback is impossible. How can she convince the team to believe in her again? How can she convince Manny to help her again after the way she treated him? Champions (Book #4) Starting her third season, Samantha is injured in a horrible accident that breaks her spirit. She wonders if what she did in the past has cursed her for life. Meanwhile, Manny fights to save the racing team from being sold off by his family. Can Manny save Samantha and the team? Buy the box set and start a series you won't want to put down!​ For ages 13 through Adult.

A successful career woman, at a juncture in her life, has finally attained the beautiful lifestyle, the security, all she had ever dreamt of during her trauma laden upbringing— only to realize she may have lost the only thing of worth. Fear, drama, trust, grief— and eventually, understanding and redemption dominate this novel-like memoir.