Baseball: Then to WOW! (Sports Illustrated Kids Then to WOW!) - Hardcover

Sports Illustrated Kids

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1618931423 ISBN 13: 9781618931429

Publisher: Sports Illustrated Kids, 2016

Synopsis

Baseball: Then to WOW! shows readers how baseball has evolved from the early days of the 1920s to the game it is today. Using MLB action photographs, illustrations, stories, and trivia, the book is a journey through time both for baseball fans and those new to the game. Kids will learn how basic equipment has changed from fingerless gloves to specially tailored leather-bound mitts and how the evolution of game strategy has transformed the sport, players, and equipment. Players throughout history are stacked up against each other in every position so fans can dream up the perfect fantasy team with Babe Ruth playing alongside Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson. A fun-filled section of the book explores everything fan culture-from the perfect ballpark frank to the importance of baseball cards and video games in popularizing the sport.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 1–3—Every aspect of our national pastime is covered in this attractive title. Using a time line format to tackle various decades, the editors provide details on players, umpires, dynasties, minor league teams, and even marketing. Readers learn about equipment, the evolution of many of the game's techniques and strategies, stadiums, and the best fielders, pitchers, and sluggers. Especially appealing are the lists of milestones for home runs, hits, and strikeouts. Though books such as Janet Wyman Coleman's Baseball for Everyone and Howard Bryant's Legends: The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Baseball contain more in-depth chapters, this title covers more ground. For instance, in addition to presenting a discussion of the first African Americans into the major leagues, this work offers information on Latin American players' influence on the sport. The chapter entitled "Fan-tastic" covers the fan experience and describes everything from baseball cards to ballpark foods. The text is complemented by well-placed photographs of teams and players as well as pencil drawings. VERDICT The comprehensiveness of this book combined with an appealing format and colorful photographs makes this a smart purchase for libraries needing updated works on this perennially favorite topic.—Margaret Nunes, Gwinnett County Public Library, GA

Review

"Your child will learn something about history, strategy, and most importantly, how the game changed throughout its existence."- Baseball Musings  "Fact-filled and informative. A fantastic read."- Literary Hoots  "If you could have only one baseball book, this would be the book to purchase! This is a complete overview of just about every facet of the game of baseball, from uniforms and equipment to players, teams and even ballpark food."- Ms. Yingling Reads  "A smart purchase for libraries needing updated works on this perennially favorite topic."- School Library Journal

"This is the kind of book that baseball loving kids will pour over, reading all the facts and sharing the illustrations and stats with friends."- Imagination Soup

Edition details

• Publisher: Sports Illustrated Kids
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1618931423
• ISBN 13: 9781618931429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 80