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1) Jumping
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Provides an introducton to horse jumping sports, covering eventing competition, steeplechase, and show jumping, and includes advice on training and conditioning
2) Jump
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Two boys and a frog, a cow, and other animals jump for joy in this easy-to-read book"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Fox really, really wants to win the jumping contest. He knows just where hell put that first-place trophy. The only problem? Fox is not a very good jumper. But he is a very good schemer. . . .The irrepressible fox (sort of) wins and (sort of) gets his comeuppance in this hilarious modern-day trickster tale" Cover-flap.
7) Jump!
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
From bugs and frogs to alligators and whales, frightened animals always move out of the way of a larger opponent.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world.
12) Boundless
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Everything seemed set against Chaunte Lowe. Growing up with a single mother in Paso Robles, California, where she experienced food insecurity, homelessness, and domestic abuse, Chaunte couldn't imagine a future that offered a different sort of life. But then, one day, she turned on the TV and there was Flo Jo, competing in the Olympics and shattering records in track and field. Almost immediately, Chaunte knew what she wanted to do. She started running....
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