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Paul Volponi - That's My Team!, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

That's My Team!

The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names

Av Paul Volponi

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How did author Edgar Allen Poe influence the naming of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens? What major historical events inspired the naming of the Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco 49ers, and Oklahoma Sooners? And what caused the NBA’s Washington Bullets to change their name to the Wizards? In That’s My Team! The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams’ Names, Paul Volponi shares the answers to these questions and more. Leading readers on a fast-paced journey through different parts of the United States and the world, Volponi reveals fascinating pieces of information on pop culture, history, science, literature, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of sports. Both reluctant and sports-crazed readers, teens and preteens alike, will find this book an exciting way to learn about a variety of subjects through their favorite sports teams.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-07-12
  • Mått: 152 x 228 x 9 mm
  • Vikt: 231 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 160
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • ISBN: 9781538184226
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Paul Volponi is an author, journalist and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have been the recipient of a dozen American Library Association honors. His novel Black and White, winner of the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award, is a staple in many middle school and high school English classes. The Final Four is on the New York City Chancellor’s Ninth-Grade Reading List. You can learn more about his books at paulvolponibooks.com.

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The unifying power of sports, writes novelist Volponi, means an affiliation with a certain team can create “lifelong bonds” and extend into the “collective consciousness” of the team’s city and beyond. Yet the provenance of many team names are often puzzling—Utah Jazz, anyone? Volponi dedicates a paragraph or two of context to dozens of team names—past and present, popular and obscure—whose origins span an encyclopedic array of history, science, literature, pop culture, geography, and other subjects. He also sprinkles in a collection of instructional but skippable sports-related challenges for those who are competitive about trivia. The book is full of fascinating factoids about mostly collegiate and professional teams, that also double as mini lessons in civic history: how the Great Depression inspired the naming of the Philadelphia Eagles, how the Oklahoma Sooners sprinted into existence, and why the Los Angeles Dodgers are an homage to the trolleys of their native Brooklyn. Even fictional teams like the Springfield Isotopes of The Simpsons get a nod. Written for teens but enlightening for any trivia or sports fan.

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