The Ultimate Guide to Pro Football Teams (Sports Illustrated KIDS: Ultimate Pro Guides)

Frederick, Shane

ISBN 10: 1429648198 ISBN 13: 9781429648196

Publisher: Sports Illustrated for Kids, 2010

Synopsis

Touchdown! Teams across the nation have all strived to reach the Super Bowl and football glory. Read about all of the greats and the history of your favorite pro football teams.

About this title

About the Author:

Shane Frederick has been writing about sports since he worked for his high school newspaper in Wisconsin. He currently covers college hockey and other sports for "The Free Press" newspaper in Mankato, Minnesota, and has won awards for his stories from the Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. He is also the author of several sports books, including "The Best of Everything Football Book" and "The Ultimate Guide to Pro Football Teams". A graduate of the University of St. Thomas, Shane lives in Mankato with his wife, Sara, their three children, Ben, Jack, and Lucy, and their dog, Molly.

From Booklist:

Dispensing with nearly any formalities or introduction, this entry in the Ultimate Pro Team Guides dives directly into a profile of the Arizona Cardinals and wends its way to the Washington Redskins, with back matter that lists positions, shows a map of the league’s 32 team locations, a glossary, and additional print and Web resources. Each two-page spread includes a pithy description of the team’s history, a handful of Legends & Stars, a By the Numbers with notable stat leaders, and a couple of anecdotal highlight stories. The layout, with three photos and a cutout of a famous player, is dynamic, if nearly cookie-cutter repetitive. The Sports Illustrated Kids logo on the cover should guarantee this book will find readers, and the snazzy content won’t disappoint, though kids with a more established fandom may skip directly to dedicated franchise profiles or graduate to James Buckley Jr.’s more irreverent and in-depth Ultimate Guide to Football (2010). Browsers and newcomers, though, will get a good introduction to important football minutiae here. Grades 3-6. --Ian Chipman

About this edition

• Publisher: Sports Illustrated for Kids
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1429648198
• ISBN 13: 9781429648196
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 72