The 10 best underdog stories in sports

Title
The 10 best underdog stories in sports

Personal Author EPSB
Michelle Shalton

Summary
Contains stories, photographs, and facts about some of best underdog stories in sports, and ranks them from one to ten. Includes the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team's entry in the Winter Olympics, James Braddock's defeat of heavyweight boxing champ Max Baer, and the winning streak of Seabiscuit the horse.

Other Title
Ten best underdog stories in sports
 
Sports
 
Best underdog stories in sports

Year Published
2007
 
1900-1999

Series
The 10

Physical Description
48 p. : col. ill., ports. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.

Note
"A Rubicon book published in association with Scholastic Canada"--T.p. verso.

Grade Interest level
All Juvenile

Subject
Readers (Elementary)
 
Readers -- Sports rivalries.
 
Readers -- Sports.
 
Readers -- Athletes.
 
Sports.
 
The 10 Series---Juvenile Literature
 
Sports---Underdogs---Juvenile Literature
 
Sports Teams---Underdogs---Juvenile Literature
 
Atheletes---Underdogs---Juvenile Literature

Added Author
Wilhelm, Jeffrey D. Series Editor

Summary
Contains stories, photographs, and facts about some of best underdog stories in sports, and ranks them from one to ten. Includes the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team's entry in the Winter Olympics, James Braddock's defeat of heavyweight boxing champ Max Baer, and the winning streak of Seabiscuit the horse.

Publisher
[Oakville, Ont.] : Rubicon Pub., c2007.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. Nicholson796 SHABook31004000198403Non-Fiction
George P. Nicholson796 SHABook31004000198395Non-Fiction