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Sportopedia

Explore more than 50 sports from around the world
Brief Description
Sportopedia is your ultimate guide to the exhilarating world of sport. Learn amazing facts about all your favourite sports, and discover new ones you may not have come across before.  Whether you're into team sports, target sports, track and field, or aquatic sports, this book showcases a diverse array of... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Sportopedia is your ultimate guide to the diverse world of sport. From the best known to the most obscure, this guide showcases team sports, target sports, as well as track and field, aquatic sports and much more. 

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Sportopedia is your ultimate guide to the exhilarating world of sport. Learn amazing facts about all your favourite sports, and discover new ones you may not have come across before.  Whether you're into team sports, target sports, track and field, or aquatic sports, this book showcases a diverse array of athletes - male, female, able-bodied and Paralympians - and celebrates the unique talents of sportspeople everywhere, making it a treasure trove for all the family to share. With basic tenets and rules as well as more niche facts all explained, this book serves as a complete encyclopedia to the sporting world. Covering ball sports, such as soccer, rugby, volleyball, lacrosse, rugby and cricket; racket sports such as tennis, table tennis and badminton; athletics and gymnastics; target sports such as shooting, archery and golf; as well as combat sports such as judo, karate and boxing, this book covers everything from very well known activities to the more niche sporting hobbies such as boccia and kabaddi.Sport-loving kids will find hours of entertainment and fascinating information in this awesome encyclopedia.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836008217

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wide Eyed Editions

Edition: First Edition, New Edition

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mr. Mark Long

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 256.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 112

About the Author

MARK LONG is a London-based freelance illustrator. He has worked for a number of clients, including The Guardian, The Independent, Creative Review, The New York Times and Google. Mark is currently working on Sportopedia for Wide Eyed Editions.ADAM SKINNER is a sports journalist at The Sun newspaper. He lives and works in London. Adam is currently working on Sportopedia for Wide Eyed Editions.

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