That's My Team!: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names, Hardcover - Paul Volponi

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DescriptionCelebrating fifty years of Team Penske competing and winning at the Indianapolis 500, Team Penske charts the team's unrivaled 17 victori...

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Publisher: Amazon PublishingAuthor(s): Maya WashingtonNumber of pages: 250Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 138 x 208 x 22Cover type: Paperback / s...

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This series features bright pictures with patches of different textures which are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and to...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Paul GambleIllustration(s): 8 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2012Dimensions...

Guidance on a name for a new arrival drawing on the powerful and successful names of the football world, such as Lionel, Cristiano or Johan, with t...