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Friday, December 02, 2005
Baseball Books for Kids
Simon & Schuster has apparently decided that there are too few baseball books for kids out there because they have a ton (a TON!) of new titles coming out in the Spring. None of this will help with your Christmas shopping, but they are something to look forward to nonetheless.
Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy - this is a look at the relationship between Jackson and his bat and also the man who made it, Charlie Ferguson of S. Carolina. It's for ages 5-8 and runs 40 pages, with full color pictures.
Girl Wonder - based on the true story of Alta Weiss who I have never heard of. (I just love that history degree more and more as each year goes by...) I don't know when she played, although it looks like the turn of the century or so. This is dubbed "the story of a true American legend" and Alta was "a baseball pioneer". For ages 5-8, 40 pages and also fully illustrated.
Playing the Field - Another girl wants to play story, this one about a high school baseball team. There are some fun wrinkles - in order to play the principal says she must pretend to be a lesbian and join the Gay/Straight Alliance at the school. Sounds funny, is clearly for teens, grade 7 and up. (And interestingly - this is by the same author who wrote Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy.)
Play Ball - written by Jorge Posada and someone else (an actual professional writer) this is the story of Posada's childhood in Puerto Rico who "worked hard to be his best and didn't stop until he was a champion." Ages 6-10 but still only 32 pages with full color illustrations. Also available as a Spanish language version.
Pecorino Plays Ball - A very funny looking picture book about young Percorino whose mother has signed him up for little league when he has no clue what the game is about. It becomes clear that bubble gum is the most important piece of equipment and he tries valiantly to score a piece while figuring out just what he's supposed to be doing out in right field. Ages 4-8, 40 pages, full color pictures.
Heroes of Baseball - written by Robert Lipsyte who has written many YA novels and is also a columnist and sports reporter for the NYT, this is an encyclopedia type books for all ages that covers all the predictable greats: Cobb, Ruth, Robinson, Clemente, etc. Lots of photos, lots of history and the perfect thing for all the baseball crazy kids. It's due out in March, just in time for Opening Day!
Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy - this is a look at the relationship between Jackson and his bat and also the man who made it, Charlie Ferguson of S. Carolina. It's for ages 5-8 and runs 40 pages, with full color pictures.
Girl Wonder - based on the true story of Alta Weiss who I have never heard of. (I just love that history degree more and more as each year goes by...) I don't know when she played, although it looks like the turn of the century or so. This is dubbed "the story of a true American legend" and Alta was "a baseball pioneer". For ages 5-8, 40 pages and also fully illustrated.
Playing the Field - Another girl wants to play story, this one about a high school baseball team. There are some fun wrinkles - in order to play the principal says she must pretend to be a lesbian and join the Gay/Straight Alliance at the school. Sounds funny, is clearly for teens, grade 7 and up. (And interestingly - this is by the same author who wrote Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy.)
Play Ball - written by Jorge Posada and someone else (an actual professional writer) this is the story of Posada's childhood in Puerto Rico who "worked hard to be his best and didn't stop until he was a champion." Ages 6-10 but still only 32 pages with full color illustrations. Also available as a Spanish language version.
Pecorino Plays Ball - A very funny looking picture book about young Percorino whose mother has signed him up for little league when he has no clue what the game is about. It becomes clear that bubble gum is the most important piece of equipment and he tries valiantly to score a piece while figuring out just what he's supposed to be doing out in right field. Ages 4-8, 40 pages, full color pictures.
Heroes of Baseball - written by Robert Lipsyte who has written many YA novels and is also a columnist and sports reporter for the NYT, this is an encyclopedia type books for all ages that covers all the predictable greats: Cobb, Ruth, Robinson, Clemente, etc. Lots of photos, lots of history and the perfect thing for all the baseball crazy kids. It's due out in March, just in time for Opening Day!
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