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Overview
Matt Hasselbeck helped the Seattle Seahawks win their first playoff game in over 20 years, and then took the team to its first Super Bowl ever! This quarterback's prodest accomplishment, though, is helping kids in need through the Matthew Hasselbeck Foundation, which raises money for many Seattle-area programs. Matt likes helping the military and their families, too. He visits military bases to support the troops, and often plays football with the soldiers! Follow Matt through the biggest moments of his career on and off the field to see how this champion makes a difference.Synopsis
Matt Hasselbeck helped the Seattle Seahawks win their first playoff game in over 20 years, and then took the team to its first Super Bowl ever! This quarterback's prodest accomplishment, though, is helping kids in need through the Matthew Hasselbeck Foundation, which raises money for many Seattle-area programs. Matt likes helping the military and their families, too. He visits military bases to support the troops, and often plays football with the soldiers! Follow Matt through the biggest moments of his career on and off the field to see how this champion makes a difference.
Children's Literature
Sports biographies are always in high demand and this title will find an audience. Readers start with a Seattle football game in 2006, and then move on to the Superbowl, which is the highpoint for Hasselbeck's career. Then, the reader goes backward, learning about Hasselbeck's football-star family and college career. Here, the book takes an unusual turn. It talks about a trip to Jamaica that changed Hasselbeck's attitude about football and humility. The message becomes a little heavy-handed and focuses more on philanthropy than football. The accompanying glossary includes football terms like blitz and first-down, but also words like charity, foundation and leprosy. Football fans will want more action and information about Hasselbeck's early career, but for readers who want a biography with a warm fuzzy message, this fits the bill. Reviewer: Tiffany Torbeck
Editorials
Children's Literature -
Sports biographies are always in high demand and this title will find an audience. Readers start with a Seattle football game in 2006, and then move on to the Superbowl, which is the highpoint for Hasselbeck's career. Then, the reader goes backward, learning about Hasselbeck's football-star family and college career. Here, the book takes an unusual turn. It talks about a trip to Jamaica that changed Hasselbeck's attitude about football and humility. The message becomes a little heavy-handed and focuses more on philanthropy than football. The accompanying glossary includes football terms like blitz and first-down, but also words like charity, foundation and leprosy. Football fans will want more action and information about Hasselbeck's early career, but for readers who want a biography with a warm fuzzy message, this fits the bill. Reviewer: Tiffany TorbeckSchool Library Journal
Gr 2-4
These athletes make a difference in other people's lives through volunteering. Whether it is through an organization that contributes to various charities, such as the Matt Hasselbeck Foundation, or a with a single body such as the Special Olympics, which Urlacher supports, each sports hero contributes to the community during his time off the field. Colorful photographs show not only football action shots, but also portray the player both as a youth and as an adult volunteering. Even though the information is spare, libraries needing updated football biographies for this age group will welcome this new slant. The biographies of two quarterbacks of the recent Superbowl playoffs-McNabb and Roethlisberger-will be particularly popular.