H Is for Hockey - A NHL Alumni Alphabet

A fun, fact-filled A to Z exploration into the world's favorite ice sport. Sure to delight hockey fans both young and old.
Where was the first organized indoor hockey game played? When did the tradition of engraving winners' names on the Stanley Cup start? Which six brothers collectively played in more than 5,000 NHL games? Answers to these questions and many more can be found in H is for Hockey: An NHL Alumni Alphabet.
Formed in 1999, the National Hockey League Alumni Association is affectionately known as "Hockey's Greatest Family" for good reason. Members of the NHL Alumni are considered hockey ambassadors, supporting the game and its history through many charitable causes and programs. Written by one of the game's foremost historians, this book pays tribute to them and the sport they love. Adding a personal touch are the memorable quotes sprinkled throughout the text.

Info autore

Kevin Shea developed a love for hockey as a toddler growing up in Windsor, Ontario, and today, is one of hockey's foremost historians. He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and sits on the Toronto Maple Leafs' Historical Committee. Besides teaching hockey history at a Toronto college and writing for the Hockey Hall of Fame, he has written many hockey books. H is For Hockey is his 11th book and his first with Sleeping Bear Press.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kevin Shea
• Con la collaborazione di: Ken Dewar (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Sleeping Bear Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 6 a 9 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2012
• EAN: 9781585367948
• ISBN: 978-1-58536-794-8
• Pagine: 32
• Dimensioni: 284 mm x 257 mm x 15 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Serie: Sleeping Bear Press Sports & H; Sleeping Bear Press Sports & H
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport di palla; Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Altro; Frühe Kindheit: Buchstaben und Wörter, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Alphabet, Children's Books / Ages 4-8 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Hockey