Secrets of Our Sporting Heroes

Nelson Cengage Learning Australia, © 2024

This 32-page literacy title is written in the form of an information report for students ages 8 to 10. Despite facing challenges, athletes “score goals, rack up points, and land difficult jumps.” How do they smash records and manage to cross the finish line first? With short profiles on 12 different athletes from around the world, the book helps students gain insight into athletes’ motivations. From Canadian hockey legend Sarah Nurse (who helped boost women’s hockey) to Australian surfer Matt Formston (who is also a cyclist and is visually impaired), the athletes featured reveal how to carve paths to greatness. Other sporting world stars include gymnast Simon Biles, wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario, basketball star LeBron James, and others.