Baseball Books from Penguin Young Readers:
The Children's
Book Review
"ALL STAR" by Jane Yolen and illustrated
by Jim Burke (Philomel Books, $17.99), is all about Honus
Wagner and the most famous baseball card ever. It is about
the true grit of one of the greatest shortstops of all time
and his card. Perfect for ages 6-8. TRUE GRIT.
"NO EASY WAY" is the story of Ted Williams and the 1941
season, the last one any player ever hit .400. Fred Bowen
with words and Charles S. Pyle with images team up to homer
with this worthy read from Dutton for ages 6-8. WORTHY
"PLAY BALL CORDUROY!" with lift-the-flaps by B.G. Hennessey
with pictures by Lisa McCue (Viking, $11.99, ages 3-5) is a
loving look at learning to play baseball. Corduroy and Blue
Mouse practice together showing that baseball is all about
winning and teamwork. TERRIFIC. |
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About the Authors: Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer are a wife and husband
team who successfully bridge the worlds of popular culture and traditional
scholarship. Co-authors of the critically acclaimed interactive oral histories
It Happened in the Catskills, It Happened in Brooklyn, Growing Up Jewish in
America, It Happened on Broadway, It Happened in Manhattan, It Happened in
Miami. They teach what they practice as professors at Dartmouth College.
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