competitions

Describes the history, equipment, safety rules, contests, and other aspects of truck and tractor pulling competition.

Describes the role of animals in movies, sporting events, and various competitions.

Each title in this series will focus on one sport (or a group of related sports) that will give readers an overview of the sport, scientific principles and concepts related to the sport, biomechanics and physiology related to playing the sport, and relevant elements of related sports medicine.

A history of the New York City Poetry Slam, a performance poetry competition in which participants recite their own, original work before a panel of five judges selected randomly from the audience, discussing its origins in the 1980s, and following the movement's development over the course of twenty years.

Recounts how public school teacher Amir Abo-Shaeer inspired his robotics team to strive for glory as they competed in the FIRST Robotics competition.

Sisters Kalia and Mariama Jefferson do not agree on much, but when an "American Idol" style singing competition is announced they both know Kalia should enter, not realizing the strain the contest is going to put on everyone involved.

Looks at monster trucks and tractors, including their history and some of the people involved in their exhibitions and competitions.

A guide to studying for the National Geography Standards exam which explains the key concepts students in grades four through eight should understand in order to perform well on the exam.

"Describes a variety of robot competitions held in the United States and around the world"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to performing poetry alone and in groups, including guidelines for setting up poetry-performance contests.