The Ultimate Guide to Pro Football Teams (Ultimate Pro Team Guides (Sports Illustrated for Kids))
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--This text refers to theLibrary Bindingedition.