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Gr 3—5—Latimer takes readers behind the scenes during a game day of four popular sports. Many workers contribute to a successful day of competition, and the photographs elaborate upon the narratives to explain the wide variety of people, such as groundskeepers, equipment managers, and journalists who, along with players, create a sporting event. However, some photographs are more interesting than others. It is strange that for such an active game as hockey, 3 out of the 18 pictures are of players relaxing. Latimer's narration gives insight into players' strange habits or wild superstitions before games. In addition, Basketball shows the personal side of athletes who work for charity off the field. Some vocabulary words, such as "trainer," are defined as they are used, and are repeated among the books. Select individual sports titles as necessary.