Football – Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. https://peachtree-online.com A trade publisher creating children's books that educate, entertain, encourage, and endure. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:27:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Our Super Bowl 50 Picks https://peachtree-online.com/2016/02/our-super-bowl-50-picks/ https://peachtree-online.com/2016/02/our-super-bowl-50-picks/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:00:00 +0000 http://peachtree-online.com/our-super-bowl-50-picks/ Super Bowl Sunday tends to be a bit of a divider for most groups, with some die-hard fans for either team, some indifferent watchers (who drive the die-hard fans crazy), and some who just prefer the snacks and the Puppy Bowl. Now, in order to get an idea of where the Peachtree team stood on the upcoming game, we took a poll around the office. As some of us might prefer a book about football rather than actually watching a football game, it might not be surprising that we frequently had to remind each other of who was actually participating in the 50th Super Bowl.

It was quite a turn of events that in our Southern publishing house, we had the following votes:

Denver Broncos                                    Carolina Panthers                                     Puppy Bowl
         55%                                                       36%                                                          9%

As stated, most of us would probably rather be reading than watching football, so maybe book-related entertainment would get us all more invested in the game. Half-time read-aloud, anyone? In fact, we are all better prepared to watch and understand the game thanks to Fred Bowen’s football titles that we all know and love.

No matter if you are a football lover or need to brush up on your football knowledge, these stories are sure to keep your attention and hopefully get you excited for Super Bowl 50.

                  
                       Quarterback Season
Double Reverse
Touchdown Trouble

 

 

Let us know who you will be rooting for this weekend or what your favorite football titles are!

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Jesse is experienced as a wide receiver – but can he play against type and help his new team as a quarterback?

 

 

The Franklin High Panthers need a new quarterback. Freshman Jesse Wagner knows the plays, but he feels he is too small to be QB material. Jesse’s brother Jay has a problem of his own: his college coach wants him to switch from quarterback to safety. The brothers agree on a deal: Jesse will try out for quarterback, and Jay will try playing safety. Meanwhile, Jesse and his teammates recruit an unlikely kicker for their team – a girl named Savannah.

 

Kirkus Reviews suggests this tale for the “reluctant reader who is captivated by football… There’s plenty of descriptive action on the field and even a few diagrams of different key plays to enhance the text…The simple sentences and basic vocabulary of this novel will be attractive to struggling readers.An apt choice to surprise a young football fan with the power of words.”

 

Do you know a young reader who fits that description? See what our reviewers have to say about Double Reverse:
Monday 8/11 TheWrite Path
Tuesday 8/12 Kid LitReviews and Geo Librarian
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