Would You Believe the Losers Were Killed in Mayan Football? And Other Perilous Pastimes

Richard Platt

Paperback (03 Apr 2008)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Young learners can discover the story behind the games we play like never before as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international sport and leisure activities past and present. Readers will learn about the wacky and often bloodthirsty games that our ancestors liked such as fierce gladiatorial contests, as well as the even wackier that are still used around the world today - such as bog snorkelling and bungee jumping!

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Oxford University Press

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Book information

ISBN:	9780199115013
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	03 Apr 2008
DEWEY:	790.09
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	48
Weight:	156g
Height:	245mm
Width:	189mm
Spine width:	2mm