Baseball: Then to Wow! (Sports Illustrated Kids Then to WOW!)
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Sports Illustrated Kids will take readers on a journey through time to show how Baseball grew up! Using in-game action photography and fun illustrations, SIK will show kids, ages 8-12, how the gear, players, strategy, and fans have changed since the MLB threw out the first pitch! Baseball: Then to WOW! shows readers how baseball has evolved from the early days of the 1920s to the game it is today. Using MLB action photographs, illustrations, stories, and trivia, the book is a journey through time both for baseball fans and those new to the game. Kids will learn how basic equipment has changed from fingerless gloves to specially tailored leather-bound mitts and how the evolution of game strategy has transformed the sport, players, and equipment. Players throughout history are stacked up against each other in every position so fans can dream up the perfect fantasy team with Babe Ruth playing alongside Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson. A fun-filled section of the book explores everything fan culture-from the perfect ballpark frank to the importance of baseball cards and video games in popularizing the sport. Review: Play Ball - 4.5 stars 'Today's major league balls weigh between 5 and 5 1/2 ounces and are between 9 and a 9 1/4 inches in circumference. The average game ball has a life span of seven pitches before it is taken out of play.' Did you know that, I did not. This books is for kids, but I learned a great deal more about baseball than I could have imagined. This is a fun book to read, and kids and adults will have fun reading it. I suggest you read it with your child, and conversations will take place that you would not have conceived. This is 80 pages full of information and beautiful photography. We learn about The Basics of the game from 1845 to the present. The teams and tracking the franchises are fascinating. The uniforms from the 1860's to the present. Looking at the change in uniforms, and then the change in gloves and catcher's masks is a time slot in history. We learn about the stadiums and the different types. And, then, onto the players, the Sluggers, the Tool Players, the Hit Men, the Glove Wizards, the Flame Throwers, the Pitch Masters, the Speedsters, the Pioneers, the Characters, and the Milestones. Finally, onto Playball. The Managers, the Pitching Staff, the Strategies, the Umpires, the Leagues the of Their Own, and the Dynasties. Finally, the Fantastics, the products named after baseball stars, Baseball Cards, Game Time, the different types of ball games, the Game Day Perks, and the Ballpark Food. This is a book chuck full of statistics and fun facts about baseball that everyone will enjoy. Recommended. prisrob 05-26-16 Review: Fun product for beginners - If you have a loved one or acquaintance who's getting in the baseball this is a great introduction. Sturdy and well-made.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 155 Reviews |
P**B
Play Ball
4.5 stars 'Today's major league balls weigh between 5 and 5 1/2 ounces and are between 9 and a 9 1/4 inches in circumference. The average game ball has a life span of seven pitches before it is taken out of play.' Did you know that, I did not. This books is for kids, but I learned a great deal more about baseball than I could have imagined. This is a fun book to read, and kids and adults will have fun reading it. I suggest you read it with your child, and conversations will take place that you would not have conceived. This is 80 pages full of information and beautiful photography. We learn about The Basics of the game from 1845 to the present. The teams and tracking the franchises are fascinating. The uniforms from the 1860's to the present. Looking at the change in uniforms, and then the change in gloves and catcher's masks is a time slot in history. We learn about the stadiums and the different types. And, then, onto the players, the Sluggers, the Tool Players, the Hit Men, the Glove Wizards, the Flame Throwers, the Pitch Masters, the Speedsters, the Pioneers, the Characters, and the Milestones. Finally, onto Playball. The Managers, the Pitching Staff, the Strategies, the Umpires, the Leagues the of Their Own, and the Dynasties. Finally, the Fantastics, the products named after baseball stars, Baseball Cards, Game Time, the different types of ball games, the Game Day Perks, and the Ballpark Food. This is a book chuck full of statistics and fun facts about baseball that everyone will enjoy. Recommended. prisrob 05-26-16
J**4
Fun product for beginners
If you have a loved one or acquaintance who's getting in the baseball this is a great introduction. Sturdy and well-made.
M**H
Fun and interesting
Great book for kids who are interested in baseball history. My four year old son loves it, and will recap his "facts" to us with great pride.
A**R
Good read
My son looked at this book every day this summer. Really enjoyed it and learning about baseball.
A**R
... a gift for an 11 year old - he loved it! Plays ball so he could relate
Was a gift for an 11 year old - he loved it! Plays ball so he could relate.
M**.
My son is obsessed
We found this book at the book store but Amazon had a much better price! My son is obsessed with the book and baseball! He reads it pretty much every night and loves sharing what he’s learned from it with all his friends.
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