Sports & games / Jean-Claude Corbeil, Ariane Archambault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbeil, Jean-Claude.

Contributor:

Archambault, Ariane.

Series:

Visual Dictionary

Visual Dictionary ; v.7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Dictionaries.

Sports.

Picture dictionaries, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Sports and games

Visual dictionary of sports & games

Place of Publication:

Montreal : QA International, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adapted from the famous Visual Dictionary, an international bestseller with more than 8 million copies sold, this new series of thematic and ultracompact booksprovides readers with a multitude of words and concepts that are encounteredin everyday life.All the subjects are explained with highly realistic illustrations, accompanied by terminology and concise definitions produced by an experienced group ofprofessionals.

Contents:

""Introduction""; ""Contents""; ""Track and field""; ""arena""; ""jumping""; ""throwing""; ""Ball sports""; ""soccer""; ""baseball""; ""cricket""; ""field hockey""; ""rugby""; ""American football""; ""basketball""; ""netball""; ""volleyball""; ""handball""; ""Rachet sports""; ""table tennis""; ""badminton""; ""tennis""; ""Gymnastics""; ""trampoline""; ""rhythmic gymnastics""; ""gymnastics""; ""Aquatic and nautical sports""; ""water polo""; ""swimming""; ""diving""; ""sailing""; ""sailboard""; ""rowing and sculling""; ""canoe-kayak: whitewater""; ""scuba diving""; ""Combat sports""; ""boxing""

""wrestling""""judo""; ""karate""; ""aikido""; ""kung fu""; ""fencing""; ""Strength sports""; ""weightlifting""; ""fitness equipment""; ""Equestrian sports""; ""show-jumping""; ""riding""; ""horse racing: turf""; ""horse racing: harness racing""; ""Precision and accuracy sports""; ""billiards""; ""archery""; ""petanque""; ""bowling""; ""golf""; ""Cycling""; ""BMX""; ""road racing""; ""track cycling""; ""mountain biking""; ""Motor sports""; ""car racing""; ""motorcycling""; ""snowmobile""; ""personal watercraft""; ""hydroplane""; ""Winter sports""; ""ice hockey""; ""curling""

""speed skating""""figure skating""; ""bobsled""; ""luge""; ""skeleton""; ""track""; ""snowboarding""; ""alpine skiing""; ""ski resort""; ""cross-country skiing""; ""ski jumping""; ""snowshoes""; ""Sports on wheels""; ""in-line skating""; ""skateboarding""; ""Aerial sports""; ""parachuting""; ""ballooning""; ""hang gliding""; ""Mountain sports""; ""climbing""; ""Outdoor leisure""; ""camping""; ""fishing""; ""hunting""; ""Games""; ""cards""; ""dice and dominoes""; ""board games""; ""jigsaw puzzle""; ""video entertainment system""; ""soccer table""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

2-7644-0883-8