I Can Read Hockey Stories Hayley S Journey

“We can do this!” Hayley Wickenheiser calls to her team as they skate out onto the ice. It’s been a long journey to the Olympics, but Hayley has worked hard to get here. From early-morning practices to playing with boys hockey teams during her childhood, from being the youngest player on Team Canada to winning two Olympic gold medals, Hayley knows she can make history again. Ideal for young hockey fans and future stars, this level-1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

In this book, simple text and full-color photographs describe the amazing life of Hayley Wickenheiser! Hayley is a Canadian women's ice hockey player who was the first woman to play full-time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. She is also a member of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team, and has won several golds for Canada at the Olympic Games.

Team Canada is facing the United States in a must-win game at the Vancouver Olympics. The score is 2-1 for Canada, and then disaster strikes—with only 24 seconds left in the game, the US scores. The game is tied and goes into overtime. The team that scores the next goal will win the Olympic gold medal. Seven minutes into overtime, Sidney Crosby gets the puck and shoots . . . Ideal for young hockey fans and future stars, this level-1 I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

An exciting, behind-the scenes look at the achievements of the greatest women's hockey player of all time! Hayley Wickenheiser has had a long, standout career, and this book explores everything it took for her to reach Olympic Gold four times with the Women's Team! From her early days in small-town Saskatchewan, where she played on boys' teams, because there weren't any teams for girls, to joining the Canadian Women's Team when she was just 15 years old, to being named MVP at both the 2002 and 2006 Olympic tournaments, this wonderful book gives all the details on her hardships, and hard-won victories. Hayley's life is truly an Amazing Hockey Story, and this book is a true inspiration to any young sports fan, who is starting his or her own path to hockey glory! This new series features an action-packed format combining the excitement of full-colour comic book illustration segments with lively text and lots of photographs, including some never before seen.

At just 12 years old, Wickenheiser was MVP of the women's hockey team in the Canada Winter Games. This book recounts the rise of the Olympic gold medalist to international fame with previously unpublished stories, photographs and quotes. Full color.