2011 Baseball Roundup for Kids (page 2)

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2011

HAMMERIN' HANK GREENBERG: BASEBALL PIONEER

by Shelley Sommer

"The result is a multilayered portrait of a man who was content being remembered as a great Jewish ballplayer. (source notes, bibliography, resources) (Biography. 10-14)"

Hank Greenberg was an anomaly who challenged the stereotypes of his era. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2011

THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON: THE STORY OF JOE DIMAGGIO, TED WILLIAMS AND THE RECORD-SETTING SUMMER OF '41

by Phil Bildner, illustrated by S.D. Schindler

"Batter up! (Picture book. 6-12)"

One of the joys of baseball is its intergenerational appeal. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2011

FANTASY BASEBALL

by Alan Gratz

"But the relatively few fine baseball moments are surrounded by what seems like stuffing right out of the Patchwork Girl, while the meaning of Alex's sojourn in Ever After is obscured by the crowd. (Fantasy. 8-12)"

Baseball enthusiast Alex finds himself thrust abruptly into the midst of an otherworldly baseball series in which his team, the Cyclones, includes pitcher Dorothy Gale, Tik-Tok, Br'er Rabbit and Toad of Toad Hall. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2011

PLAY BALL, JACKIE!

by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by Joe Morse

"A worthy homage to a baseball legend. (author's note, photos, bibliography) (Picture book. 7-10)"

Matty and his father, avid Dodgers fans, are in the stands for the first game of the 1947 baseball season. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 11, 2011

BEST OF THE BEST: A BASEBALL GREAT NOVEL

by Tim Green

"Ethics in sports lifts this above the usual sports saga. (Fiction. 10-14)"

Another episode in the life of 12-year-old baseball phenom Josh LeBlanc, introduced in Baseball Great (2009). Read full book review >

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2011 Baseball Roundup for Kids (page 2)