An introduction to the Houston Texans professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, uniforms and more. Features a true or false quiz, photographs, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Includes access to the Team Spirit Overtime website which provides regularly updated information and photographs. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index.
How would you like to help name an NFL team? For the Houston Texans, fans helped choose their name by voting online- other options were the Apollos, Bobcats, Wildcats, and Stallions. “The Houston Texans” by Mark Stewart offers young fans a look into one of the newest NFL teams while including fun facts, team spotlights such as DeMeco Ryans and Andre Johnson, and pictures of Texans memorabilia. Have a young fan who likes to argue sports? Don’t miss the “Great Debates” section where readers get insight into some of the greatest debates surrounding the Texans and professional football! Team spirit is that deep passion shared by the players and fans when they wear the same colors, watch the same scoreboard, and cheer the same triumphs. This popular series has been completely revised and updated for the Fall 2012 release. Book updates include new team information, records, photos, and timelines as well as new features like GREAT DEBATES and GLORY DAYS. Once you finish the book, you can go to the OVERTIME WEBSITE where each football team has its very own webpage to accompany the reading material. This site will be updated throughout the season and postseason with kid-friendly news about their favorite football teams - the perfect source for up-to-date statistics and player information for young sports fans.
Each National Football League team has a unique story. The My First NFL Book series introduces readers to the 32 NFL teams. Each title explores an NFL team’s major records, stars, stadium, history, statistics and more.
This title focuses on the Houston Texans and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
Get your football fanatic readers into the action. Inside the NFL uses chronological narratives to tell the beginnings of the Houston Texans, relate the greatest and lowest moments of the team, introduce the best players and coaches, and share other fun facts that help round out Texans' history. Mini-biographies, sidebars, fun facts, fantastic quotes, and full-color, action-packed photographs will bring the NFL to your library.
Packed in the stadium for opening night in 2002, Houston TexansÕ fans twirled red bandanas and celebrated the win against the Dallas Cowboys. They won 19-10! That night, an expansion team had just won their first, regular season game the first time in over 40 years. Learn about the creation of the Houston Texans and their determination to make history in this high-low title.
This title examines the history of the Houston Texans, telling the story of the franchise and its top players, greatest games, and most thrilling moments. This book includes informative sidebars, high-energy photos, a timeline, a team file, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
The Houston Texans are the NFL’s newest team! Though they’ve faced challenges since forming in 2002, they’ve managed to clinch six division championships. In this hi-lo title, young readers are introduced to the team’s history, players, fan traditions, and more. Special features map the stadium, highlight notable players, and show memorable events on a timeline. The book concludes with a two-page spread of team facts and records.
Case Keenum has traveled one of the most unique paths in the NFL. Recruited by just one college, undrafted, and released three times, Case has overcome every obstacle to become a successful starting quarterback. In 2017, Keenum captured America’s imagination by leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 13-3 record and an NFC North title. His game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of their divisional playoff game against the Saints, the "Minneapolis Miracle," made Case part of NFL history. Keenum shares stories from every stage of his life, starting out as a ball boy for his father’s college team in West Texas, going on to win a state title in high school, and rewriting the NCAA record book at the University of Houston. A devastating knee injury almost derailed his football career, but helped him get closer to the woman who would soon become his wife. Throughout his story, Case will explain how being a Christian helped him navigate the winding path to success. No matter what obstacle has been placed in front of him, Case believes God has a plan for him. That’s why he plays football and that’s why he’s writing this book: To glorify God and to help others who face adversity in their everyday life. “Am I a football player who happens to be a Christian?” Case writes, "No, I’m a Christian who happens to be a football player. That’s my calling. That’s my defining characteristic. Once I realized that, everything else fell into place. I became a better football player and, more importantly, a better person.”
