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1st and 10: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Football
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Top 10 Rankings include:
Greatest rushers
Impressive two-sport athletes
Strangest plays
Strongest arms
Biggest comebacks
Lovable losers
Top 10 Rankings include:
Greatest rushers
Impressive two-sport athletes
Strangest plays
Strongest arms
Biggest comebacks
Lovable losers
- GenresSports
96 pages, Hardcover
First published October 25, 2011
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About the author
Gary Gramling
6 books1 followerGary Gramling is an editor and writer at Sports Illustrated Kids connecting with readers through their passion for sports. Gramling is the author of The Football Fanbook and also a senior editor at Sports Illustrated's The MMQB with Peter King. He lives in Stratford, CT with his wife, two children, and two big TVs for watching baseball--among other sports.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
October 14, 2016
This book is about the 10 ten players in football and all the sections they are good at. My favorite part is the top ten fantasy players because my two favorite players are in that section. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes sports and anyone that like facts about football.
November 28, 2011
About the Book: Need to know about football? Are you debating what the top ten superbowl games are? Or who has the most memorable hairstyles in football? Who are football's best quarterbacks or fastest players? 1st and 10 has loads of top ten lists with facts, stats and more to answer all your football questions.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: Of course I couldn't review a football book without consulting Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan, the household expert on football. I've learned a lot about football in our six years together, but I still needed his expert opinion to see if this book really held up.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: 1st and 10 is a solid introduction to football history for kids, although the lists do have some flaws. For example, the list frequently suffer from recency bias. Most of the lists hold more weight to recent or current players and events than events from the past.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: But I think this makes some sense, considering this is a book for kids and I think kids are more interested in current players they know. Each page has nice full color photos and the layout is attractive which makes it easy for obsessive fans to pour over each page. I liked that the book has a mix of serious and fun lists. I think my favorite lists were the "Big Guys" and "Little Guys"-although where was Danny Woodhead on the Little Guys list? And yes, I know who Danny Woodhead is!:)
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: Well, I don't know if he's done enough to warrant a spot in the book.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I was a bit annoyed with the movie list. By limiting it to "Pro-Football Films" they eliminated my favorite, Remember the Titans. Plus, some of the selected films aren't really for kids and teens.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: In general, I would be happy to pass this on to any young football fan. There's a lot of history and really interesting things to learn like how to do the Ickey Shuffle and who the top fantasy football players of alltime are. The text isn't too simplistic, but younger readers who are interested in football shouldn't have trouble following. Every current team is represented.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I liked that there were lots of mentions of the Chicago Bears and my favorite player Devin Hester is included in the "Fastest Players" list.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan: Yeah, but where were the Chicago Bears fans on the "Top Fans" list? I think they just threw that list in for controversy!
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I just hope by admitting our fandom for the Bears we don't loose Packers readers!:)
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: Of course I couldn't review a football book without consulting Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan, the household expert on football. I've learned a lot about football in our six years together, but I still needed his expert opinion to see if this book really held up.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: 1st and 10 is a solid introduction to football history for kids, although the lists do have some flaws. For example, the list frequently suffer from recency bias. Most of the lists hold more weight to recent or current players and events than events from the past.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: But I think this makes some sense, considering this is a book for kids and I think kids are more interested in current players they know. Each page has nice full color photos and the layout is attractive which makes it easy for obsessive fans to pour over each page. I liked that the book has a mix of serious and fun lists. I think my favorite lists were the "Big Guys" and "Little Guys"-although where was Danny Woodhead on the Little Guys list? And yes, I know who Danny Woodhead is!:)
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: Well, I don't know if he's done enough to warrant a spot in the book.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I was a bit annoyed with the movie list. By limiting it to "Pro-Football Films" they eliminated my favorite, Remember the Titans. Plus, some of the selected films aren't really for kids and teens.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan Says: In general, I would be happy to pass this on to any young football fan. There's a lot of history and really interesting things to learn like how to do the Ickey Shuffle and who the top fantasy football players of alltime are. The text isn't too simplistic, but younger readers who are interested in football shouldn't have trouble following. Every current team is represented.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I liked that there were lots of mentions of the Chicago Bears and my favorite player Devin Hester is included in the "Fastest Players" list.
Mr. GreenBeanSexyMan: Yeah, but where were the Chicago Bears fans on the "Top Fans" list? I think they just threw that list in for controversy!
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I just hope by admitting our fandom for the Bears we don't loose Packers readers!:)
October 26, 2012
It was awesome.Works with my relationship with Football.My favorite top 10 was Top 10 QBs.If you like it,friend me.
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December 18, 2012
I thought it was a interesting book.My favorite part was top 10 biggest players.
September 22, 2013
This book made Jim and Zack mad. Too many silly lists that they disagreed with!
September 15, 2014
Enjoyable book of Top 10 lists.
March 30, 2017
The game of football has many aspects which makes it the game we all love. All the action of football can be hard to contain in one book. With the non-fiction book of First and Ten, that was made possible. First and Ten is full has 36 categories of the game of football to suite your football needs. With information being collected since the start of football(around the late 1800’s) you are almost guaranteed to learn something new. From the top 10 coaches to the top 10 fantasy football performers, First and Ten has it.
First and Ten is an amazing book with a ton of information. With categories from top 10 rivalries, to top 10 fan bases, First and 10 knows how to keep you interested. Non-fiction books can tend to go on and on with useless information. If you think like me, the great thing about this book is it is just facts, facts, and more facts.
I would recommend First and Ten for ages 6 and up. The content is relatively easy to understand the book and if you love football, you will definitely love this book. With 36 different sections, and 10 facts per category, the 360 facts will always keep you entertained.
First and Ten is an amazing book with a ton of information. With categories from top 10 rivalries, to top 10 fan bases, First and 10 knows how to keep you interested. Non-fiction books can tend to go on and on with useless information. If you think like me, the great thing about this book is it is just facts, facts, and more facts.
I would recommend First and Ten for ages 6 and up. The content is relatively easy to understand the book and if you love football, you will definitely love this book. With 36 different sections, and 10 facts per category, the 360 facts will always keep you entertained.
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