Ages 6 to 9 years. Badminton may be known as a relaxing backyard game, but as the world's fastest racquet sport, it is action packed, thrilling, and very demanding. This book uses full-colour photography and engaging text to help the sport take flight in young readers' minds. Children will learn: How to perform forehands and backhands; Strategies for covering the court; How to make serves and speciality shots count; Rules and scoring; The differences between singles and doubles play.