The History of Americas Most Watched Sports for Kids

Get excited about the colorful history of America's most popular sports, even if you don't know the first thing about football, basketball, or baseball…

From the Super Bowl to the Thanksgiving game, millions of families gather throughout the week to watch their favorite teams duke it out. Kids and grandparents alike share the thrill of watching their team get that perfect tackle or last-minute save.

Now you have the opportunity to share the history of the sport with your kids with one engaging guide. 210.2 million people follow the NBA league across its various social media platforms, making it the most popular sports league in the world. So why is it that no one really understands its history?

According to Forbes, Major League Baseball continues to attract more than 8 million viewers from American households, with over a billion minutes streamed online .So it’s no wonder that baseball finds its way so easily into conversations -- whether it’s with someone in your family, your neighbor, or your best friend.

In The History of America's most watched sports for Kids, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:

• The birth of football and how it's evolved over the years into the sport that you know and love
• How the 32 unique teams of the NFL landscape got their names
• Fascinating forgotten facts from the depths of NBA history (dinner table conversation is about to get super interesting!)
• The inspirational rags-to-riches stories from key figures like LeBron James The best players ever in every fielding position (and how they’ve overcome a whole range of challenges)
• The 20 best baseball teams of all time -- from the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox, to the Philadelphia Phillies, this guide covers all the bases

And much more.