SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Baseball Is Fun!

by Robin NELSON
978-1-4677-1101-2. ea vol: 24p. (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun! Series). diag. glossary. index. photos. Lerner. 2013. lib. ed. $22.60; ebk. $16.95.
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K-Gr 2—Clean, crisp design supports the easy-reader format of this set, as does the repetitive, simple texts. The titles' focus, except for Dance, is on team competition; this includes Swimming, which considers its sport solely as a team undertaking and not as an individual activity. Dance briefly introduces ballet, jazz, and tap, and observes, "There are so many ways to dance!" Each book begins with a question. For example, Baseball asks, "Do you like to throw or hit a ball?" The pages go on to describe the aims of each sport and any necessary gear such as a glove, bat, and ball. Color photos of diverse children (including a girl in Football) illustrate each point and enhance the basic information.
Reviewed by Marilyn Taniguchi , Nov 01, 2013

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