Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther [Paperback]

Carol Goodrow (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

A book about running—written just for kids.

Kids Running tells you all you need to know about this wonderful sport: getting started, training, fun runs, races, proper footwear, good eating habits,  cross-training, safety, running games, after-school clubs, clothing, mileage tracking, and journal writing.  
    With a lively mix of pictures, information, vocabulary, and some entertaining asides, this book will help channel all that youthful energy toward excellent running, and a lifetime of good health.

Recommended for grades 1 through 6. 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Carol Goodrow is the founding editor of Kidsrunning.com, a Runner's World site, which has won numerous awards for its creative and informative content. She is also an award-winning elementary school teacher in Tolland, Connecticut.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Breakaway Books (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891369768
• ISBN-13: 978-1891369766
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Sports > Track & Field

More About the Author

TEACHER, author, ILLUSTRATOR, Web designer, PROGRAM CREATOR. Right now I'm working on a MUDDY-DOG Running Log for kids. It's a creative log chart that passes through exciting places such as Puppy Dog Path and Ice Cream Island. I just had to sample the ice cream cone I created. It's my once-a-season ice cream (that's my ice cream treat policy (once-a-season)).
From bottom to top: sugar cone, vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, colored sprinkles with a cherry on top. Next, I'll romp through the mud like MUDDY Dog, just to get the right feel for my next book.

In a nutshell, I'm a late bloomer, obsessive creator, determined teacher, nurturer, and empathizer.

I RUN. I bike. I jog with my dog. I date my husband. My favorite restaurant is the Dark Horse Tavern because it plays folk music, has red stucco-spattered splotchy walls, and dark cozy rooms. I've only been there once, last night - so you see I'm quick to judge and often act on impulses.

TWO Children: Josie and Keith
THREE Grandchildren: Alexander, Hannah, and Axel
ONE Dog: Midnight (alias Toby)
NINETEEN Schoolchildren
FORTY Happy Feet Club Kids
TWO Sisters: Lois and June
ONE Nephew: Jacob

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful style, June 9, 2008

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Ian Fieggen (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther (Paperback)

Carol has been able to carry forward the delightful style of the "Kids Running" web-site into this equally delightful book. With so many pictures of kids (and their ever-present pet dogs) enjoying the many running activities, and with so many cute rhymes about running and healthy eating, it's hard to imagine any child NOT getting caught up in the fun and excitement!

As "Professor Shoelace", I was also pleased to see that Carol promotes the virtues of good fitting running shoes or sneakers, securely tied with shoelaces. This comes by way of advice on the very first page of the book, as well as by example in the countless pictures of kids wearing colorful running shoes, all neatly tied with colorful shoelaces.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An open door to an unselfish sport, September 8, 2008

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Parker J. Morse "track geek" (Medford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther (Paperback)

The rap on kids sports today seems to be about too much, too soon, too much specificity, too much competitiveness, too much pressure, too much incentive to specialize early and practice one sport.

And then there's Carol Goodrow's vision of Kids' Running, which is the the reverse of every reason parents might be afraid of getting their kids involved in sports. Want to run? Great, here's some ways to have fun doing it. Want to ride your bike today instead? Jump rope, play some kickball, play a game with your teammates? No problem, go ahead, you won't even notice you're still running. Want to do a race or two? Nothing but good news.

This book is a reassuring reference for parents, but it's also an empowering menu of fun stuff for kids, too, enough to make their parents wish they were kids again and could be out running the butterfly loops with their friends, too. For more advanced readers, there are characters who can be followed through the book as they figure out this sport for themselves.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turn off the TV and channel your energy: RUN and get this book!, March 4, 2008

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Jane Grace "reading pediatrician" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther (Paperback)

Carol Goodrow breaks through the finish line with a gold medal finish again!

Recommended for grades 1 to 6, this 82-page gem has content stimulating enough for adult readers, yet colorful, clever and charming enough to read to toddlers.

The information is rock-solid, perfect for a lifelong foundation in health.

This book is a cheerful antedote to wearisome complaints of youth with too much screen time and too little nutritious food. It is not preachy, and has enough informative tidbits and silly riddles to keep readers returning again and again.

Librarians, teachers, parents and grandparents will want to get this mighty treasure.