Student sports fans (in this case, baseball fans specifically) can leverage their outside-of-school literacies to comprehend and appreciate the sophisticated cartoons and high-level text.
With ‘42’ in Theaters, Here’s a Free Movie Starring Jackie Robinson
By on April 13, 2013
Alfred Green’s 1950 film, made at the height of Robinson’s career, is in the public domain…
JLG’s On the Radar: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (But Bring a Book)
By on April 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Baseball season is on its way. The following baseball-themed selections are more than entertainment; they inspire students to hit their own home runs and to make the best of the strikes life throws their way.
Batter Up! Great New Books About Baseball
By on March 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
This grand-slam lineup of titles about baseball illustrate why the sport is still America’s pastime.
Pick of the Day: Take Me Out to the Yakyu
By on February 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
American and Japanese baseball compared
Touch and Go: Play Ball!
By on September 13, 2012
Baseball season may be coming to an end, but a true fan’s enthusiasm for the sport never wanes. Reason enough to consider two new digital products for your iPad: Ryan Woodward’s Bottom of the Ninth and The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The first is an animated graphic novel, the second, a reference guide. Here’s what our reviewers had to say about these releases.
