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Z Is For Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet Edition 1. (Sleeping Bear Press Sports & Hobbies) | 
| Author: Matt Napier
Brand: Sleeping Bear Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Seller: betterworldbooks_
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 9015
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 10.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1585360651
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.962
EAN: 9781585360659
ASIN: 1585360651
Publication Date: November 17, 2002
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Product Description
Author and son of a former NHL player, Matt Napier brings together pond and arena hockey in a two-tiered format suitable for young and older readers alike. Beginning readers will skate backward and forward enjoying the simple A-Z rhyme, while even die-hard aficionado will discover new hockey facts in the sidebar expository. * Each letter of the alphabet introduces a fact about the game of hockey * Utilizes beautiful illustrations of all things hockey to teach the young player * Highlights rules, players, coaches, teams, and the history of the game * Entertains as it educates * Hard cover
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Hockey Lovers will love it! June 12, 2009
T. Asher (Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We are a hockey family, so we've enjoyed this book since the little guy was a year old. There are in-depth hockey descriptions or short. Now he's 2 and can say many of the short phrases. He loves this book!
 Great for young hockey fans! May 29, 2008
ljs (Brooklyn, NY United States)
Beautiful drawings. Great for young hockey fans. Our 5 year old loves it. Have the numbers one too. Perfect reading for Stanely Cup season or any other hockey time. Lots of interesting facts too.
Cute book for hockey lovers-to-be June 11, 2007
S. Levi (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This board book goes through the entire alphabet, giving each letter it's own page and it's own hockey term or reference. The terms touch on the game of hockey itself and the history of the sport. However, I was a little disappointed in a few of the references.
There are some that are so old, obscure, or nonsensical that parents may not even know what it means or who the person is (e.g. "Y is for two glorious Canadian Years-- the Summit Series and the Salt Lake Games"; huh?) More than a few are just plain unimaginative. And there are plenty of terms I would like to have seen in the book but didn't. There's no Playoffs, no Faceoff, no Net. It refers to the Stanley Cup as "Lord Stanley's Cup" (putting it under the letter L) which is technically correct but isn't how it's really referred to.
Also, the writing is iffy at best. Nothing rhymes or has any sort of rhythm whatsoever, and at times really isn't even grammatically structured very well.
Overall, though, even though it doesn't sound like it, I do like the book. Most of my dislikes are nitpicky. It's a cute book, especially for the hockey fan who wants to get their kid into it the sport as well. It's a fun and educational read.
one year old knows the sport thanks to this book May 25, 2007
Shari Cloutier (Lewiston, ME)
I bought this book for my husband to read to our [..] son. It's been a year since we've been reading it and now whenever we get the book out, Ben has to run and get his mini "zamboni tractor" and mini hockey stick that we bought him separately. He holds them tight and at each page he points and repeats hockey terminology. Even when we're not reading the book, the terms stick with him. At about 20 months, when I had my arms folded, Ben said to me "Mommy ref". This is thanks to one illustration, the referee has his arms crossed for the interference call. This book is for hockey loving families and fans of all ages.
Best Buy April 19, 2007
akmommaof2 (Alaska, USA)
Hands down, my 18 month olds favorite book. Beautifully illustrated - he looks at the pictures all day. Very durable and highly recommended.
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