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Après avoir essayé la glisse sur luge, Lucy commence une nouvelle aventure de vitesse-Cette fois-ci, elle lace ses patins et essaie le patinage de vitesse sur courte piste. C'est plus difficile que ça en a l'air. Lorsqu'on patine en tournant très vite, on risque de tomber! Mais avec ses amies, Lucy avance sur la glace dans une course palpitante vers la ligne d'arrivée.
Lucy fait du patinage de vitesse est le deuxième livre de la série Lucy...
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Put on your bucket, pick up your twig, and put the biscuit in the basket! Learn the lingo of the coolest game on earth in Hockey Talk. Created with Sports Illustrated Kids, this nonfiction book presents the secret language of hockey players. Explore the origin of these words and phrases-from five-hole to face wash-and discover how collegiate and NHL players use them on and off the ice. With action-packed photos and rapid-fire text, hockey fans will...
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Raised in a skiing family, Mikaela Shiffrin seemed destined to be a skiing star from birth. In her very first Olympics, she became the youngest Olympic champion in her event. She would go on to compete in three more Olympic games. Learn about her journey to the Olympics, the challenges she faced, and how she has become an American Olympic skiing legend.
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Celebrate Patrice Bergeron's legend and legacy with this vibrant retrospective
After 19 years, 1,294 games, 427 goals and over 1,000 points in a Bruins uniform, Patrice Bergeron announced in 2023 that he was ready to hang up his skates. The team captain and 2011 Stanley Cup champion had long since cemented his status as an icon in Boston hockey history.
Bergeron's unforgettable career is chronicled in this commemorative keepsake from The Boston...
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In The Franchise: New York Rangers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where...
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Life has gone a little bit downhill for Naomi Winters…
Ever since her ex-husband Ollie filed for a divorce last Christmas, Naomi is a self-confessed scrooge. She hates her job, has exactly zero hobbies, and on top of that she’s all alone this holiday season.
Spurred on by her best-friend Mia – who has invited her to spend Christmas at her snow-kissed Chateau in the Swiss Alps – she decides it’s time for change.
But, when she arrives,...
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[2023]
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"Three ordinary people risk everything for a chance at redemption in this audacious, utterly gripping novel of catastrophe and survival at the end of the world, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man. Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass. Evacuated from a secluded boarding school during a snowstorm, her coach careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors. They'll need to work together to escape - with...
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Racee Acee is at it again with another fantastic race. This time she is teaming up with friends Mia, Tobias, and Riley for a thrilling toboggan race. Some creative ideas come about as the team works together on a solution to make their sled go faster in the upcoming race. Why is the snow sparkling with a rainbow of colors? Why are puppies chasing the sled as it speeds down the snow-covered hill? Teamwork, problem-solving, friendly cooperation, and...
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La Parte 1 del libro aborda los matices y detalles de convertirse en esquiador, ya sea en las estaciones de esquí o en las montañas. La mayoría de los esquiadores probablemente necesitarán la parte 2 del libro, si esquían lo suficientemente duro y durante el tiempo suficiente. El autor comparte una miríada de errores cometidos, así como desventuras esquiando en las estaciones y en las montañas, lecciones ganadas con esfuerzo y de un valor...
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Carlie's mad! Can she forgive her friends-and will they forgive her? Meet Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily. They all live in the trailer park at 622 Harbor View in tiny Boscoe Bay, Oregon. Proximity made them friends, but a desire to make the world a better place-and a willingness to work at it-keeps them together. Friendships are put to the test as the girls go on their long-awaited ski trip with the church youth group. But there are boys on this trip,...
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Part 1 of the book goes into the nuances and details of becoming a skier, either in the resorts or in the mountains. Most skiers are probably going to need part 2 of the book, if they ski hard enough and long enough. The author shares a myriad of mistakes made as well as misadventures skiing in the resorts and in the mountains, lessons hard won and invaluable for any aspiring skier.
Part 2 summarizes knowledge gained over the span of 4 decades...
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El socorrismo en un medio acuático se desarrolla en un espacio donde conviven personas, de manera que, como en toda convivencia, surgen problemas de conducta entre usuarios, accidentes, etc. de ahí la importancia de estar preparados para cualquier situación, manejando las técnicas de primeros auxilios a la perfección, así como estar dotados de una formación y habilidades sociales que transmitan seguridad y confianza a cualquier persona necesitada...
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Samira has loved gymnastics for as long as she can remember, even though she has to work harder than her teammates to stay competitive. But, when an arm injury sidelines her, she discovers a new winter sport-SNOWBOARDING! A whole new world of speed, tricks, and fresh alpine air opens up to Samira when she joins the local snowboarding club. Once her arm is healed up, she has a decision to make. Does she go back to gymnastics and the team she's always...
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For twelve-year-old Bristol, being on the slopes means ultimate freedom. As an adaptive snowboarder and a junior instructor, the upcoming PowderX Games are a chance to show her parents how serious she is about the sport. But juggling boarding and teaching with homework and vision therapy for her physiologic diplopia is harder than Bristol thought. When her parents announce that she'll have to drop some of her snowboarding commitments if she doesn't...
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Do snowshoes come in different sizes? What type of snowshoes are best for me? What kind of gear do I need for the backcountry? Claire Walter provides expert answers to a variety of common snowshoeing questions so people of every age and fitness level can start enjoying this easy, low-impact wintertime activity. You'll learn techniques for traversing slopes, tips for maneuvering in deep snow, basic safety precautions, and even trail etiquette. Walter's...
99) Curling Crunch
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Maisie loves pitching for her softball team in Arizona, so she's crushed when she has to move to Minnesota to live with her dad. Upset about the move and her parents' divorce, Maisie isn't thrilled when her dad asks her to join his curling team. She thinks it's a strange sport. But as she learns more about curling-and how much her dad loves it-she begins to have a change of heart. But when its crunch time for the team, will Maisie be able to take...
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The Boys of Winter tells the true story of three young American ski champions and their brutal, heroic, and fateful transformation from athletes to infantrymen with the 10th Mountain Division. Charles J. Sanders's fast-paced narrative draws on dozens of interviews and extensive research to trace these boys' lives from childhood to championships and from training at Mount Rainier and in the Colorado Rockies to battles against the Nazis.
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