(4) 4-6 Super Soccer series. Men's and women's soccer fans should enjoy the variety of topics covered (in a somewhat cursory way) in this series with examples spanning the sport's history; however, the World Cup Heroes title is misleading since the examples are all men. Five brief, accessible, sports-action-packed chapters in each volume, with accompanying clear photos and occasional brief sidebars, should grab fans' attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review coveres these Super Soccer titles: Champion League Legends, Great Moments in Olympic Soccer, Women's World Cup Heroes, US Men's Professional Soccer, US Women's Professional Soccer, and World Cup Heroes.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Spike Gerrell. Soccer School is back in session, with a third course-load of engaging soccer trivia tied to different subjects--history, zoology, physics, etc. A chapter on health, for example, focuses on sleep (its mechanics, purposes, and stages), then shares players' strategies for optimizing their Zs (one team, Southampton, traveled with its own mattresses). Pun-filled cartoon illustrations and end-of-chapter quizzes add to the fun.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) K-3 Written for the peewee crowd, these clear introductions to baseball and soccer begin with a brief history of each sport and a glossary of key terms. Later pages describe gear, skills to learn and practice, team positions, basic rules, and game-day tips. A final note offers advice to parents (e.g., "Let the coach coach"). Crisp stock photographs spotlight young athletes in action. Websites. Review covers these titles: Let's Play Baseball and Let's Play Soccer

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) K-3 Written for the peewee crowd, these clear introductions to baseball and soccer begin with a brief history of each sport and a glossary of key terms. Later pages describe gear, skills to learn and practice, team positions, basic rules, and game-day tips. A final note offers advice to parents (e.g., "Let the coach coach"). Crisp stock photographs spotlight young athletes in action. Websites. Review covers these titles: Let's Play Baseball and Let's Play Soccer

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(4) 4-6 Super Soccer series. Men's and women's soccer fans should enjoy the variety of topics covered (in a somewhat cursory way) in this series with examples spanning the sport's history; however, the World Cup Heroes title is misleading since the examples are all men. Five brief, accessible, sports-action-packed chapters in each volume, with accompanying clear photos and occasional brief sidebars, should grab fans' attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review coveres these Super Soccer titles: Champion League Legends, Great Moments in Olympic Soccer, Women's World Cup Heroes, US Men's Professional Soccer, US Women's Professional Soccer, and World Cup Heroes.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Super Soccer series. Men's and women's soccer fans should enjoy the variety of topics covered (in a somewhat cursory way) in this series with examples spanning the sport's history; however, the World Cup Heroes title is misleading since the examples are all men. Five brief, accessible, sports-action-packed chapters in each volume, with accompanying clear photos and occasional brief sidebars, should grab fans' attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review coveres these Super Soccer titles: Champion League Legends, Great Moments in Olympic Soccer, Women's World Cup Heroes, US Men's Professional Soccer, US Women's Professional Soccer, and World Cup Heroes.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ellen Rooney. This stirring picture-book biography introduces Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official race number (having registered as "K. V. Switzer"). During the race, officials tried to block her path, but she evaded them and continued, determined to show that "women deserve to run too." Throughout the text, Chaffee repeats the sound of running feet ("Pat, Pat, Pat"), setting the pace and building momentum. Rooney's mixed-media collage illustrations add emotional depth and effectively use perspective. An author's note adds further biographical and historical details. Bib.

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

(4) 4-6 Ultimate Sports Road Trips series. Following a rah-rah introduction about the featured sport, each entertaining, if superficial, volume highlights seven or eight stadiums or sites that would make great road trips for super-fans. The four- or six-page sections provide basic place facts (including name, location, date opened, capacity), overviews of the teams' or participants' histories, and captioned photos. A trip map is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Ultimate Sports Road Trips titles: Ultimate NHL Road Trip, Ultimate Soccer Road Trip, Ultimate NBA Road Trip, Ultimate MLB Road Trip, Ultimate NASCAR Road Trip, Ultimate College Basketball Road Trip, Ultimate NFL Road Trip, and Ultimate College Football Road Trip.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) YA Race and Sports series. These titles expertly examine the interconnection of sports, race, and society and highlight the issues and topics that are born from these intersections. Stereotypes and Media Coverage provide the foundation for the other titles. Instructive sidebars and captioned photos accompany the crisply written, informative narratives. Useful introductions to the many-layered subjects for students writing research papers. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Race and Sports titles: Fighting Stereotypes in Sports, Gender and Race in Sports, Politics and Protest in Sports, Race and College Sports, Race and Sports Management, Race in Sports Media Coverage.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Shipley. This lively alphabet book features common soccer terms ("J is for Juggling") and famous superstars ("K is for King"--Pelé, of course) as well as less familiar jargon and players: "D is for Derby" (rivalry match); "M is for Maestro" (Italy's Andrea Pirlo). Littlejohn's writing is expressive and dynamic, and Shipley's illustrations pop with playful details (Holland's Johan Cruyff plays soccer amid bright-orange tulips).

Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

(3) 4-6 Alternator Books: They Survived series. In clear, vivid texts, these series entries tell the true stories of two courageous individuals: surfer Hamilton, who lost an arm in a shark attack, and professional climber Ralston, who amputated his own hand to escape being trapped in a canyon. Both books rely on photographs from their movie versions, clearly noted in the captions, and include tips on dealing with deadly situations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Alternator Books: They Survived titles: Surviving a Canyon and Surviving a Shark Attack

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(3) 4-6 Alternator Books: They Survived series. In clear, vivid texts, these series entries tell the true stories of two courageous individuals: surfer Hamilton, who lost an arm in a shark attack, and professional climber Ralston, who amputated his own hand to escape being trapped in a canyon. Both books rely on photographs from their movie versions, clearly noted in the captions, and include tips on dealing with deadly situations. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Alternator Books: They Survived titles: Surviving a Canyon and Surviving a Shark Attack

Reviewer: Renée Wheeler

(4) 4-6 Super Soccer series. Men's and women's soccer fans should enjoy the variety of topics covered (in a somewhat cursory way) in this series with examples spanning the sport's history; however, the World Cup Heroes title is misleading since the examples are all men. Five brief, accessible, sports-action-packed chapters in each volume, with accompanying clear photos and occasional brief sidebars, should grab fans' attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review coveres these Super Soccer titles: Champion League Legends, Great Moments in Olympic Soccer, Women's World Cup Heroes, US Men's Professional Soccer, US Women's Professional Soccer, and World Cup Heroes.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Super Soccer series. Men's and women's soccer fans should enjoy the variety of topics covered (in a somewhat cursory way) in this series with examples spanning the sport's history; however, the World Cup Heroes title is misleading since the examples are all men. Five brief, accessible, sports-action-packed chapters in each volume, with accompanying clear photos and occasional brief sidebars, should grab fans' attention. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review coveres these Super Soccer titles: Champion League Legends, Great Moments in Olympic Soccer, Women's World Cup Heroes, US Men's Professional Soccer, US Women's Professional Soccer, and World Cup Heroes.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Ultimate Sports Road Trips series. Following a rah-rah introduction about the featured sport, each entertaining, if superficial, volume highlights seven or eight stadiums or sites that would make great road trips for super-fans. The four- or six-page sections provide basic place facts (including name, location, date opened, capacity), overviews of the teams' or participants' histories, and captioned photos. A trip map is appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Ultimate Sports Road Trips titles: Ultimate NHL Road Trip, Ultimate Soccer Road Trip, Ultimate NBA Road Trip, Ultimate MLB Road Trip, Ultimate NASCAR Road Trip, Ultimate College Basketball Road Trip, Ultimate NFL Road Trip, and Ultimate College Football Road Trip.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz