Barrington Area Library

Kids' Catalog | Sports and Hobbies

Grade 3 | Grades 4–5 | Grades 6–8

Grade 3

Beginning Readers | Fiction | Nonfiction

Beginning Readers

Adler, David A.  Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery.
Anderson, Joseph P.  The Kickball Game.
Chaconas, Dori.  Cork and Fuzz: Good Sports.
Kessler, Leonard P.  Here Comes the Strikeout.
Kessler, Leonard P.  On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! The First All-Animal Olympics.
Koontz, Robin Michal.  Chicago and the Cat: The Camping Trip.
Marzollo, Jean.  Basketball Buddies.
Mayfield, Sue.  Shoot!
McKissack, Robert L.  Try Your Best.
McMullan, Kate.  The Biggest Mouth in Baseball.
Mills, Claudia.  Gus and Grandpa at Basketball.
Parish, Peggy.  Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping.
Prager, Annabelle.  The Baseball Birthday Party.
Prelutsky, Jack.  What I Did Last Summer.
Roberts, Bethany.  Ogre Eats Everything.
Shaskan, Trisha Speed.  Camden's Game.
Sports Stories You'll Have a Ball With.
Tibo, Gilles.  Alex and the New Equipment.
White, Diana.  Ballerina Dreams.

Fiction

Adler, David A.  Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball.
Berenstain, Stan.  The Berenstain Bears: Phenom in the Family.
Borden, Louise.  The Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands.
Bunting, Eve.  Snowboarding on Monster Mountain.
Christopher, Matt.  The Peach Street Mudders series.
Christopher, Matt.  Soccer 'Cats series.
Gelsey, James.  Scooby-Doo and the Scary Skateboarder.
Greenburg, Dan.  My Grandma, Major-League Slugger.
Hughes, Dean.  Brad and Butter Play Ball.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott.  Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead!
Klein, Abby.  Don't Sit on My Lunch!
Kline, Suzy.  Molly Gets Mad.
Krensky, Stephen.  Louise, Soccer Star?
Krulik, Nancy E.  Karate Katie.
Landon, Lucinda.  Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at the Soccer Match.
Levy, Elizabeth.  The Karate Class Mystery.
Maddox, Jake.  Speedway Switch.
Milky, D. J.  Kung Fu Klutz and Karate Cool.
Moloney, James.  Trapped.
Osborne, Mary Pope.  Hour of the Olympics.
Peters, Stephanie.  Into the Danger Zone.
Peters, Stephanie.  One Smooth Move.
Preller, James.  The Case of the Sneaker Sneak.
Preller, James.  The Case of the Stolen Baseball Cards.
Richardson, Charisse K.  The Real Slam Dunk.
Scieszka, Jon.  See You Later, Gladiator.
Tamar, Erika.  Soccer Mania!
West, Tracey.  Sporty Sprite.

Nonfiction

Abeyta, Jennifer.  Coins.
Ajmera, Maya, and Michael J. Regan.  Let the Games Begin!
Allué, J. M.  Games for All Year: 100 Games for Summer.
Anderson, Jameson.  The Z-Boys and Skateboarding.
Boase, Petra.  Crafty Stamping.
Buckley, James, Jr.  NFL's Greatest Upsets.
Buckman, Virginia.  Football Stars.
Carey, Craig Robert.  Below Zero.
Chasek, Ruth.  Rocks and Minerals.
Chryssicas, Mary Kaye.  I Love Yoga.
Cope, Suzanne.  Great Soccer: Team Offense.
Dussling, Jennifer.  Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Feldman, Jane.  I Am a Dancer.
Feldman, Jane.  I Am a Gymnast.
Green, Lucinda.  The Young Rider.
Kaufman, Gabriel.  Football in the Big Ten.
Kelley, K. C.  Racing to the Finish: Teamwork at 200 MPH!
Kramer, Sydelle.  Baseball’s Greatest Hitters.
Kuklin, Susan.  Hoops with Swoopes.
LaFosse, Michael G.  Making Origami Animals Step by Step.
Moss, Marissa.  Mighty Jackie: The Strike out Queen.
Murawski, Laura.  How to Draw Airplanes.
Piven, Hanoch.  What Athletes Are Made Of.
Preller, James.  NBA Action: From A to Z.
Randall, Pamela.  Karate.
Roberts, Robin.  Which Sport Is Right for You?
Sanchez Vicario, Arantxa.  The Young Tennis Player.
Smith, Thomasina.  Crafty Masks.
Wallace, Paula S.  The World of Sports.
Weatherford, Carole Boston.  A Negro League Scrapbook.

Grades 4–5

Fiction | Nonfiction

Fiction

Avi.  Windcatcher.
Barber, Tiki.  Kickoff!
Brooks, Bruce.  Throwing Smoke.
Campbell, Joanna.  Thoroughbred series.
Charbonnet, Gabrielle.  American Gold Gymnasts series.
Gutman, Dan.  Baseball Card Adventure series.
Gutman, Dan.  The Million Dollar Kick.
Gutman, Dan.  The Million Dollar Strike.
Haven, Paul.  Two Hot Dogs with Everything.
Heldring, Thatcher.  Toby Wheeler, Eighth-Grade Benchwarmer.
Hicks, Betty.  Busted!
Hughes, Dean.  Angel Park All-Stars series.
Korman, Gordon.  Swindle.
Koss, Amy Goldman.  Strike Two.
Levy, Elizabeth.  Tackling Dad.
Lupica, Mike.  Comeback Kids series.
Lupica, Mike.  Miracle on 49th Street.
McDonnell, Christine.  Ballet Bug.
Muldrow, Diane.  Dish series.
Myers, Bill.  My Life As a Stupendously Stomped Soccer Star.
Namioka, Lensey.  Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear.
Napoli, Donna Jo.  Sly the Sleuth and the Sports Mysteries.
Paratore, Coleen.  Mack McGinn's Big Win.
Park, Barbara.  Skinnybones.
Park, Linda Sue.  Keeping Score.
Patneaude, David.  Haunting at Home Plate.
Peters, Stephanie True.  Lacrosse Face-Off.
Roberts, Ken.  Thumb on a Diamond.
Shreve, Susan Richards.  The Goalie.
Shull, Megan Elisabeth.  Skye O'Shea series.
Spurr, Elizabeth.  Surfer Dog.
Streatfeild, Noel.  Ballet Shoes.
Streatfeild, Noel.  Theatre Shoes.
Testa, Maria.  Some Kind of Pride.
Wallace, Rich.  Winning Season series.
Yee, Lisa.  Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time.

Nonfiction

Ames, Lee J.  Draw 50 Creepy Crawlies.
Artell, Mike.  Cartooning for Kids.
Boursin, Didier.  Origami Paper Airplanes.
Bree, Loris G.  Kids' Magic Secrets: Simple Magic Tricks and Why They Work.
Brimner, Larry Dane.  Rock Climbing.
Buckingham, Alan.  Digital Photo Magic.
Caldwell, Michael.  The Girls' Yoga Book.

Carlson, Laurie M.  Green Thumbs: A Kid’s Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening.
Chambers, Veronica.  Double Dutch: A Celebration of Jump Rope, Rhyme, and Sisterhood.
Crossingham, John.  Volleyball in Action.
Curlee, Lynn.  Ballpark: The Story of America's Baseball Fields.
Farndon, John.  Collecting Rocks and Crystals: Hold the Treasures of the Earth in the Palm of Your Hand.
Fischer, David.  Do Curve Balls Really Curve?
Gunter, Veronika Alice.  The Ultimate Indoor Games Book: The 200 Best Boredom Busters Ever!

Hammond, Tim.  Sports.
Hart, Christopher.  Kids Draw Manga.
Kirkpatrick, Rob.  Trading Cards.
Levin, Freddie.  1-2-3 Draw: Pets and Farm Animals.
Mackin, Bob.  Record-Breaking Baseball Trivia.
Mitchell, David.  The Young Martial Arts Enthusiast.
Morrison, Lillian.  Way to Go! Sports Poems.

O'Hearn, Michael.  The Story of the Chicago White Sox.
Pollack, Pamela.  Ski: Your Guide to Cross Country, Downhill, Jumping, Racing, Freestyle, and More.
Rappoport, Ken.  Profiles in Sports Courage.
Rhatigan, Joe.  Run, Jump, Hide, Slide, Splash: The Best 200 Outdoor Games Ever.

Rompelia, Natalia.  Famous Firsts: The Trendsetters, Groundbreakers, and Risk-Takers Who Got America Moving!
Rosenthal, Lisa.  A Dog’s Best Friend: An Activity Book for Kids and Their Dogs.
Rusconi, Ellen.  Cheerleading.
Savage, Jeff.  Top 10 Sports Bloopers and Who Made Them.

Sports Illustrated Kids Year in Sports, 2008.

Warwick, Ellen.  Fully Woolly.

Wong, Stephen.  Baseball Treasures.