Pub Date: January 16, 2011
Dewey: 796.35726
LCCN: 2010039132
Lexile Code: 1030
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 09 to 13
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 9.10" L x 6.60" W ( 0.52 lbs) 48 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports and Recreation | Baseball and Softball
Series: Play Ball: Baseball
Description: Are all professional baseball bats made out of wood? What is a designated hitter? Who has the highest lifetime batting average in baseball history? These questions and many more are answered inside this book. Readers explore the careers of the greatest hitters in historyfrom Babe Ruth to Ryan Howard. Detailed photographs and memorable fun facts bring this part of baseball front and center. Readers even get tips on how to swing for the fences just like their heroes.
Review Quotes: Series Review: Play Ball: Baseball "Each page features a colorful, captioned photograph exhibiting action, coupled with a paragraph of attention-grabbing facts or descriptions of skills, tips, or drills...The books' hi/lo composition is the main asset of the series...These volumes will work as replacements for older titles." --School Library Journal