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The History of the New England Patriots (NFL Today) (NFL Today)

Lonnie Bell

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NFL Board Book: Big & Small

DK Publishing

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Wow! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book stands as the first book my two year old son read on his own from cover to cover. Each spread has opposite adjectives (ie., wide and narrow)...Wow! Great photos and big bold words. Young toddlers will love this book!

A football book that is truly educational! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My son loves anything having to do with a ball. He brightens at the sight of any ball. So, when we read this book together, he pays very close attention and loves to try to find the football in every picture. But beyond the fun, my son has learned the words: hello and goodbye, empty, on and off and others. We have other opposites books, but because this one has bright colors and of course footballs scattered throughout, I really think he learns faster from this one. He definitely has more fun reading it. I highly recommend it as a learning tool as well as a fun book.

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Published in partnership with NFL Properties, NFL Big & Small provides unique ways for young children to build concepts of opposites with exciting images of our most popular sport. Sports fans young and old will love this dynamic and charming board book.

Peyton Manning (Football Superstars)

Samuel Willard Crompton

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This is the captivating biography of a football superstar.Quarterback Peyton Manning's career symbolizes family, faith, and competitiveness. The son of former NFL great Archie Manning and the older brother of Eli Manning, he has made the Indianapolis Colts his extended family as well. Although he possesses a good deal of natural talent, Manning struggled on many occasions throughout his career. To his detractors, he was the spoiled kid of doting parents, the antithesis of the "self-made football player." Manning earned his way to football greatness in Miami in 2007 after leading the Colts to their first Super Bowl win in 36 years. This fascinating biography explores the life of the only player in his career to be named NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and Pro Bowl MPV. Off the gridiron, Manning's PeyBack Foundation supports leadership programs for disadvantaged youth in Indiana, Tennessee, and Louisiana, displaying his dedication to family and family values.This captivating, colorful biography traces Manning's childhood, influences, and personal life, and is complete with full-color photographs, informative sidebars, a bibliography, and much more.

The History of Dallas Cowboys: NFL Today

Brian Hawkes

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Superb breadth of coverage in few pages; awesome glossy photos 5 out of 5 stars.
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Review: The History of the Dallas Cowboys

Hawkes, Brian. The History of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL Today). Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 2005. HB, 48p, illus. list: 27.10 ISBN: 1-58341-294-8

This thin volume is heavy on photography and light on text. The device of adding "graininess" to some of the images evokes antique photos from the 60s, when the Dallas Cowboys were struggling to reach .500. But even in a few pages, the author does a great job of covering the hi-lights of the history of this storied franchise.

Hawkes accurately summarizes the struggles of those Cowboys teams, from the NFL awarding the franchise to owner Clint Murchison, to the hiring of GM Tex Schramm and head coach Tom Landry, to the deal-making that led to the acquisitions of QB Don Meredith and FB Don Perkins without the benefit of a college draft (the franchise was awarded after the NFL draft).

The Cowboys fought hard under the leadership of diminutive QB Eddie LeBaron, but didn't win consistently until Meredith took over. Still, the Cowboys lost two straight NFL Championships to the Green Bay Packers, and could not win "The Big One" until after Meredith retired and Roger Staubach took over at QB.

With Roger "the Dodger" at the controls, the Cowboys played in five Super Bowls in the 70s (winning two) and was the winningest team of the decade, earning for themselves the title of "America's Team".

The winning ways continued after Staubach's retirement in 1979 -- with QB Danny White and RB Tony Dorsett leading the way, the Cowboys played in three straight NFC championship games to open the decade of the 80s, but again, the Cowboys could not finish the seasons with a championship. The worst was yet to come, as the Cowboys finished the decade with losing records every year from 1986-1989.

A new era dawned when Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in April, 1989. Even though the Cowboys went 1-15 in 1989, changes were underway. Jimmy Johnson replaced the legendary Tom Landry as head coach, and quickly turned the team around. Johnson traded star RB Herschel Walker to the Vikings for a bevy of players and draft picks.

Jones and Johnson parlayed those choices into three Super Bowl championships in the early 90s. Led by the dynamic "Triplets" of WR Michael Irvin, QB Troy Aikman, and RB Emmitt Smith, the Cowboys dominated the 90s, but again finished the decade on a down note, making the playoffs but not advancing.

After finishing 5-11 in 2002, Jones hired Bill Parcells as head coach, and he immediately turned the team around, leading them to a 10-6 finish in 2003. The Cowboys looked poised to once again be successful in the 2000s.

© Fred Goodwin, February 2, 2008

World's Strangest Football Stories (World's Strangest Sports Stories)

Rockwell

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

What a book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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When I saw this book lying around in my house I thought it would be a boring book but when I started reading it in my English class I found out that it was a really interesting book. It talks about things that happened on football games and also things that didn't happened on football games. I really recommend this book if you have not seen the strangest things that happen at football games. This book is for people that like to laugh at little and that like crazy things.

stramgest football stories 1 out of 5 stars.
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very upset about the condition of the book i received. was unable to give it as a present.Will NEVER order from very fast books again!!!!!!

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Have you heard about the quarterback who threw a successful forward pass -- to himself? Or the NFL star who suffered a career-ending injury -- during the pre-game coin toss?

Pigskin fans will love this wacky book packed with the strangest -- but true -- football stories.

NFL: Super Bowl Super Quarterbacks: Super Bowl Super Quarterbacks (Nfl)

James Preller

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Great 5 out of 5 stars.
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I reccamend this book for everybody who likes football. It has game by game covorage and it's awsome! Go New England Patriots!!!!!!

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Football is number one with fans and has more “avid” fans than any other sport in America. Now Scholastic brings the NFL alive in books that capture all the pulse-pounding action of the game.

Carolina Panthers (NFL Today)

John Nichols

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Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1999.

Let's Play Football! (Pebble Plus)

Mader, Jan

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Not a "how to" of football 1 out of 5 stars.
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This is more an introduction to football for a very young child. I was looking for a basic book for a child learning to play football.

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Text and photographs present the skills, equipment, and safety concerns of football.

Peyton Manning: Leader on And Off the Field (Sports Stars With Heart)

Tim Polzer

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Great Book! 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book is a great story of the career and life of Peyton Manning.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots: Super Bowl XXXVIII (Super Bowl Superstars)

Michael Sandler

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