Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster & Go Farther (Paperback)

by Carol Goodrow (Author) "Running can be a fun, feel-good activity if you treat it right..." (more)
Key Phrases: road race, Kids Running, Running Journals, Running Gaines (more...)

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Product Description
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.

About the Author
When Carol Goodrow pinned on her first running number, there was no turning back. Since then, running has been the inspiration for her artwork, writing, web design, and classroom curriculum. Carol runs the country roads of Massachusetts with her dog and jogs the wooded trails in Connecticut with her schoolchildren. Carol is the founding editor of KidsRunning.com, a Runner's World site.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Breakaway Books (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891369768
• ISBN-13: 978-1891369766
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #399,102 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Ian Fieggen (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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

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

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Parker J. Morse "track geek" (Medford, MA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.