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Provides facts and trivia about insects, including the social structure of wasps, the predatory practices of mantids, the vampiric diets of mosquitoes, and the compound eyes of flies.

Do you want to make the lineup, choose the starters, or lead your team to victory? Why not become a coach? Coaching is a teaching job, and people can combine their teaching skills with a love of the games to create solid careers. Finding a job in these popular fields is not easy, though; inside, read some tips from experts on how to get started. The book also covers scouting, a related profession that calls for sports expertise and a love of competition....

Presents the life of the soccer star, discussing his childhood in Brazil, his relationship with his father, who taught him the sport, his role on the first Brazilian team to win the World Cup, and scoring his thousandth goal.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the race horse Seabiscuit, who thrived with a loving jockey and trainer and won the hearts of millions around the country.

African American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to presidents of the United States, Booker Taliaferro Washington was the leading voice of former slaves and their descendants during the late 1800s. As part of the last generation of leaders born into slavery, Booker believed that blacks could better progress in society through education and entrepreneurship, rather than trying to directly challenge the Jim Crow segregation.

Presents the most interesting, monumental, and strange sports stories of the past year, including championship statistics in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and tennis.

Presents young readers with a variety of facts about modes of transportation, including trucks, cars, boats, trains, and planes. Presenta a los jóvenes lectores con una variedad de datos sobre los medios de transporte, incluyendo camiones, coches, barcos, trenes y aviones.