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Eight-year-old Leo dreams of playing Premier League football.As TIGERS' star striker, he's got the skills - but not the luck.When their season opener against the EAGLES goes wrong, everythingfalls apart. A devastating ankle injury sidelines Leo just whenhis team needs him most. His rival Olli steps up as substitute,leveling the score but leaving TIGERS dangling in the relegationzone. With only three matches left to save their season and a knockoutcup within reach, time is running out.Can Leo recover before it's too late? Will TIGERS avoid the drop?And is that a talent scout watching from the stands...?Accessible, highly illustrated text to grab young readersin time for the FIFA World Cup 2026Gentle messages around teamwork and confidence-buildingWritten by football fanatic, Scott Allen, first in a seriesfor boy readers and young super-fans

Mo's luck has just run out. What will he do now?When a talent scout spots Mo's dribbling skills, the left-wingerearns a trial at Westwood Football Academy. Thank goodness forhis lucky supermarket bag! Mo counts on it to play his best. Butthe morning of his first trial, his bag falls apart - and Mo mustfind new lucky charms. He tries lucky socks, a lucky ritual andeven brings his cat - called Lucky - to the final, crucial game.But thanks to his friends from Tigers football team, plus a newteammate at Westwood, Mo's about to discover that he already haseverything he needs ... in his feet and his brain.Can Mo prove himself and win an academy place?Accessible, highly illustrated text to grab young readersin time for the FIFA World Cup 2026Gentle messages around teamwork and confidence-buildingWritten by football fanatic, Scott Allen, and crammed with movesand strategy for young super-fans

No matter what programs you develop, there always exists a bottom line: you must know how to access and manipulate data. While data can be stored in many places, large quantities of frequently accessed data must be structured appropriately in relational databases like SQL Server. Meanwhile, data access in .NET is achieved through the ADO.NET classes - which essentially replace ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), combining ADO-style ease with the power of XML.Like an easy-to-read ADO.NET tutorial, this book will enhance your understanding of databases. The text reaches out to you, the intermediate-level C# programmer, by explaining data access with heavy reliance on C#. This book's ultimate goal: to marry its content with your existing code knowledge base.

Beginning Visual Basic 2005 Databases teaches you everything you need to know about relational databases, SQL, and ADO.NET 2.0, giving you a sound start in developing console and Windows database applications. The book also includes chapters on the new SQL Server XML data type and the forthcoming LINQ enhancements to the next version of Visual Basic.In addition to teaching you database basics like using SQL to communicate with databases, this book provides you with detailed, code-practical techniques to access data in VB 2005 across a range of coding situations. Code-heavy and full of practical detail, this book has been fully revised and upgraded for .NET 2.0 and offers you the best contemporary practice in this core programming area, so that youll find yourself using it in nearly all your .NET projects.

An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sportFrom boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to become an Olympic and Paralympic star in this hilariously informative guide to the games. For each sport you'll discover why it's great, why it's not so great, what skills and equipment you'll need to start practising and even how to sound like a pro! You'll learn about some of the greatest Olympians in history, events that might appear in the future and there's a helpful guide to your chances of becoming a champion. With bold, energetic illustrations and a text packed with weird, wonderful and wildly hilarious facts written by former sports journalist Scott Allen, this hardback gift book is the funniest guide you'll find to the next Olympics!

An exciting, laugh-a-minute guide to every Olympic and Paralympic sport - updated for the 2024 Paris Olympics!From boxing to boccia, find out just what it takes to become an Olympic and Paralympic star in this hilariously informative guide to the games. For each sport you'll discover why it's great, why it's not so great, what skills and equipment you'll need to start practising and even how to sound like a pro! You'll learn about some of the greatest Olympians in history, events that might appear in the future and there's a helpful guide to your chances of becoming a champion. With bold, energetic illustrations and an up-to-date text packed with weird, wonderful and wildly hilarious facts written by sports journalist Scott Allen, this paperback gift book is the funniest guide you'll find to the next Olympics!