This post sponsored by TIME Home Entertainment and Sports Illustrated Kids

 

Our children tend to watch the sports that their parents watch or are fans of. We buy our children jerseys of our favorite team and teach them to cheer when they’re playing, but do they really know who’s who?

TIME Home Entertainment and Sports Illustrated Kids makes it easy to teach the kids about the brightest stars in football’s past and present with the new book: The Big Book of Who: Football, a guide to the 101 players that every young fan needs to know. The book is not bias so the kids will learn about players of all teams. A true football fan can talk about great players from other teams. It’s about loving football not just your team.

The second book in the series, this 128-page, full color collection of football profiles, facts and stats will bring the best players in professional football history to life. It will keep the child’s interest and it’s worded easy to understand. The Big Book of Who: Football is a way for anyone to learn about the history of players.

 The Big Book of Who: Football (Sports Illustrated Kids books, $17.95 USD) goes on sale June 11, 2013 and will be available at sikids.com/whofootball and at retailers nationwide.

Young sports fans will return to again and again to The Big Book of Who: Football as an encyclopedia football resource with the classic touches that Sports Illustrated Kids is famous for— informative age-appropriate writing and world-class action photography.

Featuring gridiron greats like Dan Marino and Emmitt Smith, as well as current players such as Tom Brady, Troy Polamalu, and Jerome Bettis. The Big Book of Who: Football highlights football’s greatest:

·         Champions: The players who achieved football’s ultimate prize, many of them more than once.

·         Personalities: Men who are known for more than just the way they play the game on the field.

·         Record Breakers: Players whose feats set the standards by which future accomplishments are measured.

·         Super Scorers: Their specialty is putting the ball either through the uprights, or into the end zone.

·         Yardage Kings: The players who have excelled at moving their teams up and down the field.

“We hope to inspire kids to learn more about football icons who made the game of professional football so great,” said Bob Der, Editorial Director of Sports Illustrated Kids. “We don’t just see football as another sport. It is a part of our culture and a way of life. This book will help get young fans interested in the history of the game allow them to enjoy and appreciate it even more.”

Who is your favorite team? Who is your all time favorite player?