The Week Junior Guide to Sport - Making sense of the rules, competition and science of sport

The essential guide to understanding sport from multi-award-winning children’s magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.

In this book you will:
- Understand the science of sport, including how it changes our brains
- Explore inclusion in sport, focusing on topics including racism, sexism and homophobia
- Discover the different jobs available in sport
- Learn about a variety of sporting competitions and global games
- Find out what issues arise in sport, such as greenwashing, doping and cheating

Why do people play sports? What sports games can I try? What sports games are popular around the world? This essential guide covers everything from the inventors of sports to environmental issues, all explained in a way that's easy to understand.