Barry Wilner
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title explores everything a young reader would want to know about football, from strong-armed quarterbacks to Super Bowl superstars. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the Dallas Cowboys one of the most popular and successful teams in the NFL. Readers will get a glimpse into the league, the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a look at the parts of a football field, a section...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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This title introduces Wayne Gretzky who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Gretsky's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company....
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Lightning-quick moves. Speed. Tenacity. Power. These are just some of the qualities of football's greatest running backs. All ten of the players: Jerome Bettis, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett, Franco Harris, Curtis Martin, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, and LaDainian Tomlinson, covered in this book have left their mark on the sport of football. Some are Super Bowl champions while others are record-holders. From yesterday's heroes...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the New York Jets one of the most exciting teams in the NFL. Readers will get a glimpse into the league, the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a look at the parts of a football field, a section on common...
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There's a good reason why the Dallas Cowboys are called America's Team. As the most popular franchise in the NFL, the Cowboys have millions of passionate fans from sea to shining sea. Those fans expect nothing less than greatness-and for much of the team's history, the Cowboys have delivered. This action-packed book offers a front-row seat to everything that makes the Cowboys great. The classic games. The iconic stadiums. The fierce rivalries. Not...
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Peyton Manning is arguably the greatest quarterback of all time and his career is still going strong. He is on pace to shatter every passing record in football history, which would mark him as one of the greatest athletes in U.S. sports history. Outside of football, Manning started his Peyback Foundation to help disadvantaged kids.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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These point-makers rarely miss the bucket. You'll find players like, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Kevin Durant featured in this title (among many more). Basketball fans will love Spotlight stats and informative boxes for each player. Not to mention great full-color and historic action photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn more about players whose records continue to astound sports fans. From Joe DiMaggio to Brett Favre, each chapter highlights a player and the record that preserves them in sports history. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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They're the best the NFL has ever seen! This title introduces the NFL's biggest stars, past and present. Readers of all levels will be drawn in by easy-to-read stories, quick-hit sidebars and high-impact photos that tell each player's story. With spotlight stats, info boxes, a glossary, additional resources, and more, this series is jam-packed with information fit for any football fan. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Who are the best passers in football? What does it take to be one of football's top ten quarterbacks? Touchdowns. Yardage. Completions. Accuracy. From Johnny Unitas to Peyton Manning, author Barry Wilner has listed the ten greatest quarterbacks (Sammy Baugh, Terry Bradshaw, Tom Brady, John Elway, Brett Favre, Otto Graham, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas) of both yesterday and today.
13) New York Giants
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the New York Giants one of the most historic and successful teams in the NFL. Readers will get a glimpse into the league, the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a look at the parts of a football field, a section...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the New England Patriots one of the most dominant teams in the NFL. Readers will get a glimpse into the league, the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, a look at the parts of a football field, a section on...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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They're the best the NFL has ever seen! This title introduces the NFL's biggest stars, past and present. Readers of all levels will be drawn in by easy-to-read stories, quick-hit sidebars and high-impact photos that tell each player's story. With spotlight stats, info boxes, a glossary, additional resources, and more, this series is jam-packed with information fit for any football fan. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Here's to ole Tennessee! Once, two strangers climbed old Rocky Top. The strangers never came down from Rocky Top. They found this book and now don't have to leave. Much like a pick-6 interception, Tennessee Volunteers jumps in front of the passing lane and takes the ball back for a touchdown through colorful, fact-filled storytelling that details the history, legacy, and prestige of the University of Tennessee college football program. Good old Rocky...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title will introduce you to Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Shirley Muldowney, and more of the all-time greatest drivers in auto racing. Complete with action-packed stories of their most memorable moments, spotlight stats, information boxes, a glossary, additional resources and more. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Jordan or Malone? Bird or Kobe? Who are the greatest scorers in the history of basketball? Fans always love to compare modern players to the great players of the past. From the slam dunk to the three-point shot, author Barry Wilner gives us the ten greatest players (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain, Elvin Hayes, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Reggie Miller, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West) who ever lit up a basketball scoreboard....
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This title compares classic star Joe Montana and contemporary champion Tom Brady. From leadership and accuracy to arm strength and running, chapters explore and compare each player's skills on the field. The title also features end-of-chapter fact boxes for side-by-side player comparison, as well as a glossary. It will be up to the reader to decide who is the all-time football hero. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title introduces readers to the best NFL stadiums in the country with Arrowhead's deafening fans and Mercedes-Benz Stadium's unique Halo Board among other great stadiums. The title features text boxes for each stadium, fun facts, rich photos, and a glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.