Product Description

The sounds of autumn include the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot and the thump of the kickoff starting the first home football game. Sleeping Bear Press is proud to continue our best-selling sports series with “T is for Touchdown: A Football Alphabet.” Sports writer Brad Herzog’s easy-to-read-aloud rhymes engage even the youngest of readers, while hardcore fans can devour the detailed expository that covers the sport of the pigskin, from A-Z and end zone to end zone. Plays and players are just a few of the topics covered.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #554751 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-29
• Released on: 2006-12-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .13" h x 9.96" w x 10.98" l, .42 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5 - This is much more than an alphabet book for beginning readers. It is a picture book with large, richly colored, realistic oil paintings, and many facts about football, including some history, rules, well-known players, and famous moments. Each pair of upper- and lower-case letters is represented by one or more terms or people ("N," for instance, is for Notre Dame, the NFL, and Nicknames) and a four-line rhyming verse. "No college team has ever had/as much success and fame/as football's famous fighting N - /noble Notre Dame." Although the text is a bit dense at times, this is an informative look at the game for independent readers. - Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI
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About the Author
Brad Herzog's first job as a newspaper sports reporter allowed him to travel with the Cornell University football team. He has been writing about the game ever since. A past Grand Gold Medal Award winner from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Brad has written more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction children's books. Brad lives with his family on California's Monterey Peninsula.