Category: Sports
Video: Million Dollar Throw: Mike Lupica
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 27, 2009 Author Mike Lupica is well known among sports-lit fans. His latest book, Million-Dollar Throw, a sports novel for kids ages 9-12, released this month and is already a best seller! Add this book to your collection: Million-Dollar Throw
Giveaway: Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 27, 2009 “In the early 1950s, legendary baseball hero Jackie Robinson literally “tested the ice” for his kids who so eagerly wanted to skate on the frozen lake near their home. Under Sharon Robinson’s skillful authorship and Kadir Nelson’s vivid illustrations, TESTING THE ICE also becomes [...]
Gallop! & Swing Leap to Life With Scanimation: Rufus Butler Seder
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: July 15, 2009 Gallop! and Swing!, NY Times bestsellers, are two very special books created by the very talented Rufus Butler Seder. These are two books that sell themselves based on the sheer amusement they provide to anyone that lays an eye on them. They walk themselves [...]
Sluggers: Loren Long & Phil Bildner
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: July 1, 2009 Adventure, mystery, magic, camaraderie, and a serious dose of baseball is what you’ll get from the Sluggers series. It holds all the right ingredients to satisfy even the biggest baseball fans, including collectible baseball cards. With a whip of the willow (a swing of [...]
Going Going Gone! and other silly dilly sports songs: Alan Katz
Going Going Gone! and other silly dilly sports songs by Alan Katz (Author), David Catrow (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 3-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (February 24, 2009) What to expect: Sports, humorous songs It’s still National Poetry month, but even more importantly (for some) it’s baseball season. This book will certainly be [...]
