competitions

Get to know the greatest athletes in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, from the legends of the past to today's biggest superstars.

Competition robots are created by young people. Explore the kinds of robots that have been used in competitions, the people who make them, and the past, present, and future of competition robots.

Born to be a star, Etta prepares for her big performance in her school's talent show, but when she gets pre-show jitters, her loving family helps her through it so she can shine in the spotlight.

A young girl cheers her brother on at a skateboarding competition, and returns home with her family to dream of her favorite extreme sport.

Explores cheerleading competitions, equipment, moves, and history.

"As a little girl, Jolyana Begay-Kroupa dreamed of becoming Miss Navajo. After years of learning the language, culture, and traditions, her chance finally comes to take on the important role. The skills she learned help her in tough competitions but will they be enough to earn her the crown of Miss Navajo? Witness the . . . true story of what it takes to become Miss Navajo and how the competition is only the beginning. Filled with pictures taken during the 2001-2002 Miss Navajo Nation competition"--OCLC.

"Ever since her freestyle rapping video went viral, Lay Lay has been adjusting to her newfound fame. She loves the spotlight, but she's also just a normal kid who likes to hang out with her friends. When her middle school announces its upcoming talent show, Lay Lay and her squad are excited to sign up together. They know they can each bring something special to it―they could even win! But everyone at school assumes that only Lay Lay will be the star. Lay Lay hates that her crew has been pushed to the sidelines since she got famous. Can she make sure that everyone gets a chance to shine during the big show?"--Amazon.

In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the national underwater robotics championship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever told Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much -- until two inspiring high school science teachers convinced the boys to enter the competition. Up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the country, this team of underdogs from Phoenix, Arizona, scraped together spare parts and a few small donations to astound not only the competition's judges but themselves, too.

Starting her own all-girls mathlete team, Talia, who loves math puzzles and code-breaking, is determined to lead her team to victory while trying to break the social code of preteen life.

Assigned to the robotics team led by Evelyn, a perfectionist who is determined to win the upcoming competition, Allie and her teammates must convince her to allow them to participate in roles that play to their strengths.