The Football that Won - Hardcover

Sampson, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805035044 ISBN 13: 9780805035049

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996

Synopsis

Using the classic cumulative pattern of This Is the House That Jack Built, The Football that Won takes readers from the kickoff to the winning touchdown of a very big game.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Sampson lives with his family in Campbell, Texas.

Ted Rand lives with his wife, Gloria, on Mercer Island, Washington.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2?Young football fans will delight in this story about a Super Bowl game, told in the same cumulative pattern as "This Is the House That Jack Built." The author and illustrator combine efforts to capture the aura of the big game complete with the crowd, cheerleaders, and even an appearance by the Goodyear Blimp. Adult followers of the sport and young football fanatics will be amused by Rand's acrylic-and-pencil illustrations as he depicts the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs squaring off. Besides the familiar blimp, fans will recognize the Super Bowl trophy, the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, and the fact that the Cowboys' coach bears an uncanny resemblance to Jimmy Johnson, who led the Cowboys to two championships and now coaches the Miami Dolphins. While patterning stories after "This Is the House That Jack Built" is nothing new, putting it in sports vernacular is, and even youngsters who aren't followers of football will enjoy the story's familiar cadence.?Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
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About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0805035044
• ISBN 13: 9780805035049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rand Ted