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Hut! Read all about today’s greatest gridiron stars in this exciting book full of action-packed photos. Stars of the NFL includes profiles of 28 top players. This includes great quarterbacks like Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes, other offensive powerhouses like Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, defensive mainstays like Aaron Donald and T. J. Watt, and special team standouts like Justin Tucker. Learn about their life stories, their unique styles of play, and their defining moments on the field. Brimming with colourful photos and key stats, Stars of the NFL joins Abbeville’s growing lineup of sports books for young readers, including Stars of World Soccer, Stars of the NBA, and Stars of Major League Baseball.

An action-packed book on the biggest stars in NFL history. Legends of the NFL profiles 28 top retired players, from the gridiron greats of past generations, like Joe Montana and Jim Brown, to recent superstars like Randy Moss and Tom Brady. Filled with fascinating stories about these legends’ early lives, their unique playing styles, and their defining moments on the field, this book will delight young football fans. It is illustrated throughout with colourful photographs and also includes each player’s key stats. Legends of the NFL joins Abbeville’s growing lineup of sports books for young readers, including Stars of the NFL, Legends of the NBA, Stars of World Soccer, and Legends of Major League Baseball.

Read all about today’s greatest tennis players in this exciting book full of action-packed photos — published just in time for the U.S. Open. Stars of World Tennis profiles 28 of today’s top men’s and women’s tennis players, from the unstoppable Novak Djokovic to comeback queen Naomi Osaka to young phenom Coco Gauff. Young readers will learn about their favourite players’ life stories, unique styles of play, and defining moments on the court. Packed with colourful photos and key stats, Stars of World Tennis belongs to the Abbeville Sports series, which also includes Stars of Women’s Gymnastics ISBN 9780789214843, Stars of World Soccer ISBN 9780789214751, and Stars of Women’s Soccer ISBN 9780789214034. Featured Players: Carlos Alcaraz; Ashleigh Barty; Marin Cilic; Kim Clijsters; Novak Djokovic; Roger Federer; David Ferrer; Coco Gauff; Ons Jabeur; Angelique Kerber; Na Li; Juan Martin del Potro; Daniil Medvedev; Andy Murray; Rafael Nadal; Naomi Osaka; Jessica Pegula; Andrey Rublev; Elena Rybakina; Aryna Sabalenka; Maria Sharapova; Jannik Sinner; Iga Swiatek; Dominic Thiem; Stefanos Tsitsipas; Stan Wawrinka; Serena Williams; Venus Williams.

The life and the legend of the Black Mamba, told in an abundantly illustrated book for young readers. For his entire career, Kobe Bryant had an unquenchable drive not just to be great, but to be the very best—to rival Michael Jordan as the number one shooting guard of all time. This fast-paced book traces his entire journey: from his childhood in Italy to his dazzling high school career in Lower Merion, PA, to the ups and downs (and five NBA championships) of his 20 seasons with the Lakers, to his retirement (announced in his famous poem “Dear Basketball”) and his tragic death at the age of 41. Full of action-packed colour photos, this latest installment in the best-selling Abbeville Sports series will inspire young basketball fans with their own dreams of glory.

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