recreation

Discover engaging information about baseball, including how to play, the history, equipment used and rules of the game.

Recounts the leisure time activities of a variety of creatures, from ants admiring paintings in an art gallery to zebras looking at New Zealand from their zeppelin.

Discusses the ways that Chinese children have amused themselves from ancient times to the present, with such games, toys, and sports as Chinese checkers, tangrams, paper folding, stilts, kites, ping pong, and martial arts.

Surveys various methods of leisure and recreation through the ages, in such categories as sports, circuses, painting, crafts, travel, and toys.

Highlights various forms of recreation enjoyed by the people of China.

Provides contemporary and historical information, including statistics, on several types and aspects of recreation in the U.S., including outdoor activities, the arts and media, popular sports, gambling, travel, recreation costs, and the role of recreation in American society.

Provides information on landmarks, museums, parks, sports activities, entertainment, restaurants, and more things to see and do in the Washington, D.C. area.

Explores the sports and entertainment legacies of the ancient world.

Introduces healthy fun ways to relax, covering bubble baths, picking up clutter, reading, exercise, yoga, meditation, and more.

Describes approximately thirty leisure-related jobs, such as party planner, corporate concierge, casino dealer, and skydiving instructor, covering duties, work environment, salary, outlook, perks and pitfalls, and required education, experience, and personality traits, and includes an interview in each profile.