The lives of sports figures always make for good subject material for biographies, and the Robbie Reader Contemporary Biographies series is no exception. Each book uses relatively short sentences and lots of photos to introduce subjects, but one never gets the sense that the books are only for beginners. Every title begins with a career highlight and offers a complete portrait while placing primary focus upon the importance of hard work in furthering one's talents and dreams. Chris Johnson begins a bit oddly: "Not much is known about Chris Johnson's early life." So this gets started with the football player's high-school athletics and centers on his career with the Tennessee Titans, where his running skills are matched by his strength. The good-size print adds to the series' accessibility, but the decision to put pronunciations within the text often slows things down. Excellent back matter will lead readers further.