Let's Play Ball: Legends and Lessons from America's Favorite Pastime [Hardcover]

Al Janssen (Author), Jim Daly (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

The much–loved nostalgic art of Jim Daly now highlights this treasury of stories from the ball field.

Among the amber–lit paintings, Al Janssen, writer and baseball enthusiast, transports readers to the field of dreams with intriguing stories, facts, quotes, and stats about baseball’s inspiring legacy. He recalls baseball’s legends and personal memories with keen detail and tender humor.

For anyone who has a cherished collection of baseball cards, is quick to tell of the day they saw a triple play, or eagerly awaits the first game of the season, this tribute will be a gift that scores a smile and a special place among their most treasured baseball possessions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers; Gift edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736910069
• ISBN-13: 978-0736910064
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,826,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Would Highly Recommend This Book For Youngsters, June 23, 2008

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C. W. Emblom "Bill Emblom" (Ishpeming, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Play Ball: Legends and Lessons from America's Favorite Pastime (Hardcover)

This would be a great gift book for children to read. There are plenty of nostalgic photographs of young boys from a much earlier time period, along with articles dealing with the death of Mickey Mantle in addition to more recent heroes such as Cal Ripken. The book also contains listings of favorite baseball books, earlier stadiums, baseball movies, and interesting quotations dealing with the game. I wouldn't call the book a classic by any means, but as a book for children to cultivate their interest in the game's history I would highly recommend this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball Nostalgia for Generations to Share, January 12, 2004

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This is the perfect book for a baseball-loving grandparent or parent to read to his/her baseball-loving grandchild. Mr. Janssen shares his baseball memories from his boyhood--listening to broadcasts of Yankees games on the radio from start to finish--to adulthood and fatherhood--recounting details of minor league games he attended with his sons, big homeruns in the majors, and memorable rain outs. And it all matters.

His subject is baseball. But what's at work beneath it all is that the reason it matters is because of the way it connects us--how it turns men and women back into boys and girls. As Janssen says, "this magnificent sport has handed down to fathers and sons a priceless ritual that gives order to their world."

Let's Play Ball celebrates that to the fullest.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for every father and son!, December 29, 2011

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This is an awesome book, and has great stories and statistics in it. I was given the book for Father's Day one year, and then purchased several copies for my friends who are dads of boys. I also purchased copies for my sons. It's a book that you will treasure, especially if you like baseball.