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Baseball from A to Z

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You can take enthusiastic youngsters out to a ball game any day of the week, but before you go, you might just want to share this book with them. This vibrant, animated book doesn't miss a beat and will not only excite the young reader, but can also be a learning experience for the novice baseball fan.

The artwork, along with each letter, captures the essence of baseball and teaches baseball lingo. For example, the letter N represents No-Hitter, "a game in which the pitcher does not allow the opposing team to get any hits. No-hitters are very rare." The background shows a scoreboard peppered with zeros across the board, fans holding signs with the letter N, and sports and a determined pitcher in the foreground.

A * Ace
B * Ballpark
C * Catcher
D * Dugout
E * Error
F * Foul Ball
G * Grounder
H * Home Run
I * Infield
J * Jersey
K * Knuckleball
L * Line Drive
M * Mascot
N * No-Hitter
O * Outfielder
P * Pitcher
Q * Quick Release
R * Rookie
S * Shortstop
T * Tag
U * Umpire
V * Visiting Team
W * Walk
X * Extra Innings
Y * Youth League
Z * Strike Zone

This book has the "feel" of baseball simply emanating from its pages, one of the qualities I admired in this book. Many of the newer ABC books I run across seem to drift away from their theme, especially when they hit the final letter Z, but this one is "baseball" all the way. If you are a baseball family and intend to carry on the tradition, this is one marvelous book you may wish to add to your baseball book collection!

This book is a wonderful way to incorporate baseball and learning the alphabet together. I got my copy yesterday and the illustrations look like they could jump off the page. The baseball from A to Z is a great way to have kids get into the game and take them out to the ballpark. My kids and daycare kids love this book, it is now a new favorite ad will be enjoyed by many. This is a great book for kids of all ages.

Clever way of combining learning ABC's and love for/learning about baseball. My boys read it 3 times today!! Beautifully illustrated! I plan on giving this as a gift to my son's friends.

If you love baseball and have a child in your life who's learning the ABC's, this is definitely the book to get! Not your average list of ABC words - all these come from the game. It's also gorgeously illustrated (full disclosure: Macky is my cousin. I also think you'll agree that he's an extremely talented illustrator!)