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K-3Sports Illustrated Kids: Football Words series.
Weakland tackles verb and adjective usage in a simple, straightforward manner centered on the popular sport. Each spread includes one brief paragraph, with multiple highlighted exemplars in an oversize green or yellow font, atop a full-spread color photograph that reflects the text. Despite some awkward sentences ("Cheerleaders perform all kinds of verbs during the game"), these volumes support language acquisition. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Sports Illustrated Kids: Football Words titles: Fast, Strong, Fearless and Pass, Catch, Tackle.