All About Baseball

by Matt Doeden

Overview

Lots of kids want to know more about baseball, one of the most popular sports in the world. This fun, fan-friendly introduction to the sport will help them slide in for a look at what makes this sport so exciting. Readers will learn about the positions, rules, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491419939
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	All About Sports
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

America's pastime — Baseball's beginnings — The same game — Balls and strikes — In the field — You're out! — Batter up! — Gearing up — The bat — The leather — Safety — The big leagues — The World Series.

Interviews

Bright and fun with lots of photos, meant to introduce kids to what is exciting about sports (not how-to books), covers everything from little league to the pros, Common Core questions

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2015
Gr 2–4—Keeping the needs of beginning readers in mind, the authors of these books pair simple sentences with well-labeled photos, diagrams, and graphic aids. Sidebars and text boxes introduce the history, rules, equipment, and objectives of each sport. Football is defined as "a clash between offense and defense"; ensuing pages illustrate both of these terms. In Basketball, crisp prose evokes courtside drama ("The clock ticks down. A guard darts toward the hoop. Defenders swarm all around. The guard fires a pass. One second remains. The shot goes up. Swish! It's good!"). All offer clear diagrams of playing venues, and Hockey also features close-up photos of pucks and helmets. Both girls and boys are depicted (including Little League sensation Mo'Ne Davis), and Basketball gives equal space to the WNBA and its stars, along with the NBA. VERDICT This well-crafted series is an excellent choice for the youngest sports-minded pre- and emergent readers.

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