The World's Greatest Baseball Players (The World's Greatest Sports Stars) (Sports Illustrated Kids: The World's Greatest Sports Stars) - Softcover

Doeden, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1429648686 ISBN 13: 9781429648684

Publisher: Capstone Pr Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Albert Pujols can really smack the ball for a home run. Dustin Pedroia’s base running is unmatched. And nobody puts it over the plate like Johan Santana. Whether you like hitting, pitching, or fielding, the game’s greatest stars can show you how it’s done.

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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.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4–Lists declaring the best of any subject often generate much interest, if only to see whether or not readers' personal favorites have been mentioned. Otherwise, these books, which highlight only 12 male stars from each sport, are inadequate. Each player has been allocated just a spread, consisting of an informational paragraph under a colorful photo of him in action, opposite a chart listing the years played, team membership, and individual achievements such as Most Valuable Player or number of trips to the Super Bowl. Sentences are short with important vocabulary words highlighted in red and defined in the glossary. All charts are current through the 2008-09 seasons. Strictly for dedicated fans of these sports.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1429648686
• ISBN 13: 9781429648684
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32