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Talk Like a Baseball Player

by Ryan Nagelhout
9781482456929. ea vol: 32p. (Let's Talk Sports!). further reading. glossary. index. photos. websites. Gareth Stevens. Jan. 2017. lib. ed. $25.25.
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Gr 2–4—Sports lingo explained in simple terms for the uninitiated; students already familiar with the games are unlikely to learn much. Main texts provide overviews of each game, while "Learn the Lingo" sidebars explore play-related slang (e.g., made shots in basketball are "buckets" and hockey sticks are "twigs."). Full-page photos, paired with low word counts, make these great for emergent readers. However, while informative, there are a few stumbles. Players are identified by name in photos but not by team, and only some are accompanied by their position. For instance, in Baseball, Matt Harvey is labeled as a pitcher but Félix Hernández is not. Also, Hernández's name is without accent marks.
VERDICT Consider for collections in need of an introduction to sports; an additional purchase otherwise.
Reviewed by Abby Bussenr , Apr 01, 2017

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