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Children's Nonfiction Baseball & Softball

Baseball in Action

by (author) Sarah Dann & John Crossingham

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Oct 1999
Category
Baseball & Softball, Fitness & Exercise, Safety
Recommended Age
8 to 9
Recommended Grade
3 to 4
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778701637
    Publish Date
    Oct 1999
    List Price
    $25.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780778789208
    Publish Date
    Mar 2012
    List Price
    $25.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778701750
    Publish Date
    Oct 1999
    List Price
    $9.95

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Description

Take me out to the ball game with Crabtree’s new book Baseball in Action. Children will learn the rules and skills involved in playing. Lively, full-color photographs help demonstrate such basics as pitching, fouling, and bunting. Necessary equipment and safety precautions are also covered along with: •the layout of a baseball diamond and player positions •catching and throwing techniques •when to run and when to stay put •different variations of baseball from slow pitch to cricket

About the authors

Sarah Dann's profile page

JOHN CROSSINGHAM has spent most of his life playing music and writing words. In addition to having edited with OKB, he is author of Learn to Speak Music. A veteran of numerous bands, including Broken Social Scene and Raising The Fawn, he has toured much of the world, played on Conan, Letterman, and the Junos, and has released several albums and EPs. He has also written and edited dozens of children's books, as well as written about music for FASHION and Chart magazines. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

John Crossingham's profile page

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