Peyton Manning

Title: Peyton Manning
Author: Jeff Savage
Genre: Biography
Summary:
This biography tells the story of professional football player, Peyton Manning. Peyton was born March 24, 1976. From a young age Peyton and his two brothers were encouraged to play football because is was their father's sport of choice. Peyton always loved playing football and also possessed a lot of natural talent. His football career really took of when we was selected as a started for his high school's varsity team. From his impeccable high school career, Peyton received many offers to play in college. He eventually decided to play for the University of Tennessee. Originally Peyton was chosen to play third string, however due to injuries he quickly turned into Tennessee's starting quarter back. He went on to have a great college career that lead to him being the first draft pick in the NFL. Peyton Manning signed with the Colts after college and has been with them ever since. With the Colts Peyton has been able to win numerous games including a Super Bowl Title. Peyton Manning is a huge philanthropist and gives back in many ways. He personally started the PeyBack Foundation that gives hundreds of thousands of dollars to organizations like Toys for Tots ans the Boys and Girls Club every year. Peyton Manning is defiantly still a player to watch and is a very interesting person to read about.

Making the Connection:
As I mentioned before, this book is a biography and it would be a great way to introduce biographies to your class. It is another book from the Amazing Athletes collection and it is a great read for any of your students who are interested in sports. This biography is full of energy and vivid pictures that will capture your students from start to finish.