The Dog That Stole Football Plays (Paperback)

by Matt Christopher (Author), Daniel Vasconcellos (Illustrator), Bill Ogden (Illustrator) "The dog was in the window of Pete's Pet Shop..." (more)

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Product Description
Trouble and struggle erupt on Mike's football team when Harry, his telepathic dog, is forced to remain home, unable to give the team his supernatural advice. Reprint. C. "

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316134236
• ISBN-13: 978-0316134231
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,122 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Football dog!, September 1, 2001

By	An 8-year old reader (Marysville, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is so good. The dog steals football plays to make his owner's team win. They win a lot of games with his help. One day Mike told his dog not to come with him and he didn't. Guess what happened then? Read this book to figure it out. You'll love it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1st grade football fanatic could not put the book down, April 27, 2007

By	W. Fujimoto "Brett's Mom" (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Dog That Stole Football Plays (Hardcover)

My newly-reading first grader couldn't put the book down. He finished the 47 or so pages in no time. The vocabulary was challenging, the plot interesting and the illustrations "grown up." It would be interesting to boys and girls, football fans and non-fans alike.

If your child is not reading at the 1st grade level and able to decipher a few words like "triumphant" and "defenseman", I recommend Leonard Kessler's "Kick, Pass and Run." The difficult words are one's like "receiver" or "touchdown." Would work for a younger early reader. Note that it is easier, but still about 64 pages long.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good story about winning, losing and cheating, May 12, 2009

By	Claire "mom to two" (Alpharetta, GA) - See all my reviews

I bought this just as my 6 year old son was getting into watching football on tv and pretending he was a football player. Harry the dog can talk to Mike the young boy via telepathy and ends up giving him the plays he overhears the other side planning to help the team win the first game. In the second game, Mike has to decide if he will use Harry's telepathic powers or go without. It's an enjoyable read aloud book with a lesson about how it's not really winning when someone cheats.