Russell Wilson
By: Jameson Anderson
Series: Awesome athletes
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781624033377
Subjects: Baseball players; Juvenile literature; Football players; Quarterbacks (Football); African Americans; Seattle Seahawks (Football team); Biography
Description: This title introduces readers to Russell Wilson, the National Football League s Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Wilson s life story is examined from his childhood in Virginia, to his years at North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin, on the way to becoming a third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2012 NFL Draft. Wilson s years with the Seahawks are examined, including his Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Super Bowl champion; title: Sports family; title: Adjusting to school; title: High school sports; title: Choosing college; title: Earning a spot on a team; title: Baseball; title: Becoming a badger; title: Draft day; title: Losing his father; title: Rookie season; title: Another baseball draft; title: Super Bowl and more; title: Glossary; title: Web sites; title: Index.