(4) K-3 Pebble Plus: Famous Athletes series. These books for beginning readers profile four professional male athletes. Large color photographs provide glimpses into each player's youth (e.g., little Stephen Curry sitting on his NBA dad's lap during a game) and current careers (e.g., Aaron Rodgers and family after the 2011 Super Bowl), but the biographical information is minimal. A timeline runs along the bottom of the pages. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Pebble Plus: Famous Athletes titles: Aaron Rodgers, Mike Trout, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Stephen Curry.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(4) K-3 SportsZone: Football's Greatest Stars series. Starting with a chapter on the player's Super Bowl achievements, each book then gives its subject a cursory career biography, from early football successes through professional highlights. Young fans looking for biographical details outside of football will need to search elsewhere. Game photos compete with football-field graphics on each spread. There are three other spring 2015 books in this series. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these SportsZone: Football's Greatest Stars titles: Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Russell Wilson.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(4) K-3 Football Stars Up Close series. Geared toward their younger fans, large color photographs and simply structured text provide brief introductions to six NFL standouts: Brady, Brees, Rodgers, and Romo, all team-leading quarterbacks; Peterson, record-breaking running back; and Polamalu, defensive superstar. The laudatory books include obstacles overcome on the athletes' way to becoming fan favorites. Synthetic-looking astroturf borders are a cheesy design touch. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Football Stars Up Close titles: Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson[c1], and Troy Polamalu.