Sports Illustrated Kids WOW! The Pop-Up Book of Sports [Hardcover]

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Guaranteed to make you say, "Wow!"THE POP-UP BOOK OF SPORTS takes you up-close and personal with some of the greatest athletes of all time. The action in this attention-grabbing photo book literally jumps out at you, bringing to life David Tyree's miraculous catch fhr the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII and skateboarder Danny Way's leap over the Great Wall of China. Buckle up - WOW! THE POP-UP BOOK OF SPORTS brings the world of sports to life in a whole new way.

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From Booklist

Sports stars literally jump from the pages of this unusual pop-up book. On each spread devoted to a different sport, a large photo springs into 3-D as the pages open. The extensive accompanying text includes biographical information about the athletes; historical overviews, such as “The Greatest Super Bowl Upsets”; profiles of other legendary figures in the sport; and quirky, themed sidebars, such as the “Sibling Revelry” feature, about great siblings in sports, which runs alongside a spread about the Williams sisters. Some of the text feels better suited for another format—a breakdown of the New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Miracle Drive, for example, might be better explained on an interactive Web site. On other pages, the text feels too cramped and dense. Another quibble: why two spreads on football but none on soccer? It’s the paper engineering more than the sports facts that will draw kids to these pages. This isn’t a necessary purchase, but the dramatic, eye-catching visuals make this a good browsing choice for reluctant readers. Grades 3-6. --Gillian Engberg

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 16 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated; Pop edition (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1603200908
• ISBN-13: 978-1603200905
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 1.8 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,980 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Girl Scouts & Girl Guides

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, October 8, 2009

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/eastern rodeo "easternrodeo" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sports Illustrated Kids WOW! The Pop-Up Book of Sports (Hardcover)

My nieces and nephew are diehard readers of the magazine and play Fantasy sports on [...]. So being familiar with the Sports Illustrated Kids brand, I was expecting this pop-up book to be pretty good. I was wrong. The SI Kids pop-up book is great! It's one of the coolest pop-up books I've ever seen, and being about sports makes it all the more interesting and unique. I have no idea how skateboarder, Danny Way, manages to do two 360s, reenacting his historic jump over the Great Wall of China with a simple turn of the page, totally awesome! The kids in my family will be thrilled to receive my pre-ordered copies for Christmas.

5.0 out of 5 stars Super cool book., January 2, 2012

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This review is from: Sports Illustrated Kids WOW! The Pop-Up Book of Sports (Hardcover)

The pop ups are so amazing. This book is so wonderful and any sports fan would love to have it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A really nice book, December 31, 2010

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This review is from: Sports Illustrated Kids WOW! The Pop-Up Book of Sports (Hardcover)

Most pop-up books don't have a lot of pages and this one doesn't either, but the pages are very colorful and cool. My 8 year old sports fan is enjoying it!