Pub Date: December 15, 2006
Dewey: 796.334
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 09
Physical Info: 0.14" H x 9.88" L x 10.34" W ( 0.42 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports and Recreation | Soccer | Concepts | Alphabet
Series: Sports Alphabet
Description: Herzog brings his well-received prose and soccer knowledge together with Rose's charming and realistic illustrations to detail every facet of the game. For older readers, the expository text gives specific details about goaltending, referees, the World Cup, and many other aspects.
Brief description:
Chicago native Brad Herzog's first published story was the tale of his brief stint as a big league bat boy. He has watched the Cubs play from the box seats, the bleachers, the press box, even the Wrigleyville rooftops. Among his numerous books for Sleeping Bear Press are baseball books--H is for Home Run, Full Count, Little Baseball, I Spy With My Little Eye Baseball, and W is for Wrigley: The Friendly Confines Alphabet. A multiple winner from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Brad has written dozens of other books about subjects ranging from soccer and small-town America to civil rights and saving the planet. He now lives on California's Monterey Peninsula with his wife, but visits schools around the country as a guest author, inspiring students about the joys of reading and writing and the possibilities of imagination.
Review Quotes: "Sleeping Bear Press followup to" Z is for Zamboni." Kick covers the rules, greatest players and teams, the World Cup and defining moments of this great game in an A-Z picture book format. Another winner!"
-- "Bookpage" (September 2003)