This is Baseball

by Margaret Blackstone

Book Overview

Pithy, declarative sentences and bright, happy pictures introduce young children to a baseball game--from bat, ball, and glove to the game-winning home run This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590485288
• ISBN13: 9780590485289
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This Is Baseball

This Is Baseball This is my 2-year-old grandson's favorite book. He especially likes the umpire. Whenever he watches a baseball game on TV, he get's most excited when he sees the ump, and yells, "Yea!! The umpire!!!" He understands so much about the game because of this book. Wonderful.

Great Illustrations

I really like the illustrations in this book. It is a bit simplistic, which can be a good way to introduce the various components or terms about baseball to a child. But if you're wanting a story, it leaves you wanting. You could, of course, embellish it by making up your own narrative to go along with the pictures. Probably best for younger kids (those learning how to talk).

Really fun for little baseball fans

We received this as a gift for my son. This is a great intro to baseball and a wonderful bonding book for baseball-loving parents and their toddler children. I have wonderful pictures of my husband and son enjoying the book together. While simple, the book can hold great emotion and also a great moral in 'tomorrow will be another game'.

Excellent book for babies of baseball fans!

An uplifting introduction to the best sport to watch with your kids. We have given this book as a baby gift to more than a few of our friends.

Terrific Introduction to Baseball for Young Children

I bought this book for my two-year old because he'd taken a sudden interest in baseball "hats," and he now knows more about the game itself than a lot adults. Terrific illustrations and pithy copy that give a brief overview of the game. Since it's short on words, I highly recommend it for toddlers, though it's apparently being marketed to the four- to eight-year old crowd. Special bonus to Phillies fans: the illustrator is from South Jersey, and you'll recognize the "Home" team as our lovable Phils.