Joanne Mattern - I Know Football

by Joanne Mattern

Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor, Michigan

Published in the United States of America
by Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Consultant: Marla Conn, Read-Ability

Photo Credits: iStockphoto/Thinkstock, cover, 1; Library of Congress, 4; AP
Images, 6; David Stluka/AP Images, 8; Richard Paul Kane/Shutterstock,
10, 12, 20; Mike Flippo/Shutterstock, 14; Aspen Photo/Shutterstock, 16;
David Lee/Shutterstock, 18

Copyright 2014 by Cherry Lake Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mattern, Joanne, 1963
I know football / Joanne Mattern.
pages cm. -- (I know sports)
ISBN 978-1-62431-399-8 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-475-9 (pbk.) -
ISBN 978-1-62431-437-7 (pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-513-8 (ebook)
1. Football--Juvenile literature. I. Title.
GV950.7.M28 2013
796.332--dc23
ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-422-9 (e-book)

2013006123

Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge
the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Please visit www.p21.org for more information.

Printed in the United States of America
Corporate Graphics Inc.
July 2013
CLFA11

Synchred Read-Along Version by:
Triangle Interactive LLC
PO Box 573
Prior Lake, MN 55372

History

Football is more than
years old. At first players only
ran with the football. Later they
passed the ball too.

The National Football League
(NFL) began in 1920. It had
teams. Now the NFL has
teams.

The Super Bowl is the
championship for the NFL.
It takes place once a year.
The first Super Bowl was
played in 1967.

Equipment

Football is a tough sport.
Players wear special
equipment to stay safe.

Football players wear helmets.
The helmets are hard plastic
with cushions inside. The first
helmets were made of leather.

Football players wear many
pads. The pads keep players
safe when they tackle or
get hit.

Scoring

Each team tries to bring
the ball into the end zone.
This is scoring a touchdown .
A touchdown is worth
six points.

The team gets to try to score
again after a touchdown.
They usually try to kick the ball
through the goal posts. This is
one extra point.

A team can also kick a field
goal . This is three points.
The team with the most points
at the end of the game wins.

Find Out More

BOOK

Wyatt, James. Football . New York: Gareth Stevens, 2012.

WEB SITE

NFL Rush

www.nflrush.com

The NFL Web site for kids has games, contests, and
information on youth football.

Glossary

championship (CHAM-pee-uhn-ship) a game that decides
which team wins a league title

equipment (i-KWIP-muhnt) objects used to play a game

field goal (FEELD GOHL) when a football is kicked through the
goal posts to earn three points

tackle (TAK-uhl) to grab and bring a player to the ground

touchdown (TUHCH-doun) when a football is brought into
the end zone to earn six points

Home and School Connection

Use this list of words from the book to help your child become
a better reader. Word games and writing activities can help