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sportsmanship

Books about sportsmanship for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Very Boastful Kangaroo

The Very Boastful Kangaroo

Bernard Most

Ages 3–8humilityboasting

Cover of Dugout hero

Dugout hero

Ryan Howard

Ages 7–12sportsmanshipteamwork

Cover of Power Pitcher

Power Pitcher

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12baseballperseverance

Cover of Playing the game

Playing the game

Kate Petty

Ages 4–8fairnessrules

Cover of The big tee ball game

The big tee ball game

Larry Dane Brimner

Ages 5–9sportsmanshiphonesty

Cover of Two minutes for roughing

Two minutes for roughing

Joseph Romain

Ages 9–14brotherhoodhockey

Cover of A Real Win

A Real Win

Al Wingfield

Ages 5–10sportsforgiveness

Cover of Two on first

Two on first

Mike Neigoff

Ages 10–14baseballteamwork

Cover of Arthur and the Race to Read (Arthur Good Sports #1)

Arthur and the Race to Read (Arthur Good Sports #1)

Marc Brown

Ages 5–9readingcompetition

Cover of Super bowl

Super bowl

Leonard P. Kessler

Ages 5–9teamworksportsmanship

Cover of Soccer Showdown (Rex Jones)

Soccer Showdown (Rex Jones)

Jonny Zucker

Ages 7–11sportsmanshipcompetition

Cover of The Winning Edge

The Winning Edge

Michele Martin Bossley

Ages 8–12skatingcompetition

Cover of The Young Oxford book of football stories

The Young Oxford book of football stories

Riordan, James

Ages 8–14sportsperseverance

Cover of The Schoolboy

The Schoolboy

Tony Rosa

Ages 12–16sportsmanshiphonesty

Cover of Captain Awesome gets a hole-in-one

Captain Awesome gets a hole-in-one

Stan Kirby

Ages 6–10honestysportsmanship

Cover of Make a trade, Charlie Brown!

Make a trade, Charlie Brown!

Darice Bailer

Ages 5–9friendshiployalty

Cover of Wild pitch

Wild pitch

Ripken, Cal Jr

Ages 8–12baseballperseverance

Cover of Lacrosse Firestorm

Lacrosse Firestorm

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12sportsmanshipbrotherhood

Cover of Out at second

Out at second

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12baseballperseverance

Cover of Win or lose

Win or lose

Alex Morgan

Ages 8–12soccersportsmanship

Cover of Paintball Blast

Paintball Blast

Jake Maddox

Ages 8–12sportsmanshipcheating

Cover of Thank You, Paul

Thank You, Paul

Charlotte Lundy

Ages 6–10determinationgratitude

Cover of Hands That Break...Hands That Heal

Hands That Break...Hands That Heal

Gary Kaschak

Ages 10–16sportsmanshipself-sacrifice

Cover of Mason Dixon

Mason Dixon

Claudia Mills

Ages 8–12friendshipsportsmanship