Customer Reviews

Kick, Pass, and Run (I Can Read Book 2)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I came across an old copy of this book at a thrift shop. After reading this book to my 4 year old son it became a favorite of his.

A strange object falls into the middle of the woods where a group of animals inspect it and wonder what it is. Soon a boy comes to get it and takes it back to the football feild. The animals follow and watch from a distance as the boys play football. Then the animals have an a brilliant idea to play their own game of football. What will they use for a the ball?

This is a great book for 2 to 6 year olds and any child learning to read.

Both of our sons love sports. And both have loved this book. It's simple, easy to understand and easy to enjoy. I, and my boys, like it because the stars are the animals, and the little boys that play football. The pictures are simple and descriptive enough to convey the message and the story moves along quickly enough to keep short attention spans occupied. We've read Kick pass and Run hundreds of times in the last 4 years, and now that we own a copy of it ourselves, we'll probably read it twice as often.

My 8 year old nephew started playing football this year in our local Mighty Mite division and he had a great time. I always like to get him a book as part of his present for gift-giving occasions, so looking for something football related for his birthday was a no-brainer.:)

This book was perfect for him. He is able to read it himself (though we enjoy taking turns reading it together). He likes the animal characters and enjoys following the events of the story.

My first-grade son enjoyed reading this, the level fit nicely - not too hard, not too easy.

It gave me an opportunity to go through some football terms that helped him understand the game better. The animals playing football part was nice but not my favorite part - it cost the book the one star.

If you like sports/baseball and want to teach perseverance, the value of practice, the notion that everyone needs to work to be good then I recommend "Here comes the strike out". same level of reading but more life lesson value.Here Comes the Strikeout!

This is a very good read for children. I especially recommend this book to beginning readers or children with reading disabilities.

Got this to read to my 5 year old son. He has started flag football this season. He likes me to read him this book and I think it helps to give him a greater understanding of what he is supposed to do on the field.

All three of my boys learned to read, and grew a love for reading starting with this book, now my grandchildren each have their own copy to learn to read. May they pass it on.

My 4 and 6 year olds love football and they get a bedtime story every night.

Can't get better than this! We have animals saying funny things, there's some learning about football for the kids, and there were no injuries. I think the duck has a "take the ball and go home" moment, but what do you expect when you play football with a duck?

Fun book that I've read several times to the kids, upon request.

This was one of the first books I ever read by myself, and I frequently used to go look for it in the library to re-read it. One of the more endearing books in my memory.

I read this story to my six-year old tonight. While reading it, I confess I couldn't wait for it to end. It has no semblance of a plot. First a bunch of animals see a ball. Then there's a kids football game. Then it's back to the animals, and we never see what happened with the game. The story meanders from one pointless development to the other until blissfully, thankfully the story ends -- at least that was my opinion. When I finished reading it my six-year old turned to me and said it was the worst story he'd ever heard. What could I do? I told him he was right, and apologized for picking it as his bedtime book. My advice is kick this book away, pass on buying it and run as fast as you can to a more interesting read, like maybe a life insurance brochure, a microwave instruction manual or a piece of tree bark with interesting patterns on it -- anything really, but this.