Starting with black, white, and orange uniforms, the Cincinnati Bengals resembled their division rival, the Cleveland Browns. Fortunately the Bengals' uniforms have evolved. Today they wear bold, black stripes like Bengal tigers. Read about the Cincinnati BengalsÕ drive and evolution since 1968 in this title for young readers.

There were three professional football teams in Cincinnati before the current Bengals became a permanent fixture in the city. The Cincinnati Celts, Reds, and an earlier Bengals team (formed in 1937) all had short appearances in leagues that soon folded. It was not until 1967 that the football gods again smiled on Cincinnati. Paul Brown, who founded the Cleveland Browns in 1942, sold the Browns in 1962 and went to work organizing a Cincinnati team that played its first game in 1968. While the Bengals may not own any Super Bowl rings, they have won two AFC championship games, in 1981 and 1988, and were AFC Central Division champions five times, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1988, and 1990, as well as topping the AFC North in 2005.

Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 2003.

Who dey? Who dey? Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals? NOBODY! Through narrative nonfiction, timelines, and Fun Facts, readers will engage with the history and superstars of the Cincinnati Bengals like never before.

Get your football fanatic readers into the action. Inside the NFL uses chronological narratives to tell the beginnings of the Cincinnati Bengals, relate the greatest and lowest moments of the team, introduce the best players and coaches, and share other fun facts that help round out Bengals' history. Mini-biographies, sidebars, fun facts, fantastic quotes, and full-color, action-packed photographs will bring the NFL to your library.

Students will love learning about the Cincinnati Bengals in this high-interest title! Text covers the team's history, memorable wins, star players, and important coaches. Readers are left with an introductory background of the NFL and the Bengals. Features include table of contents, fun facts, team stats, timeline, quiz, glossary, and index. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.