For baseball's millions of fans, this ultimate reference to the national pastime features a listing of more than 800 memorable people, places, dates, events, terms, records, and statistics. From the game's origins in the 1840s to the present day, The Book of Baseball Literacy presents complete details on the great sport in one lively, fascinating treasury.

For baseball's millions of fans, this ultimate reference to the national pastime features a listing of more than 800 memorable people, places, dates, events, terms, records, and statistics. From the game's origins in the 1840s to the present day, The Book of Baseball Literacy presents complete details on the great sport in one lively, fascinating treasury.

This high-interest Social Studies title is one of the 4 titles sold in a Book Pack as a part of the Tony Stead Independent Reading Sports Theme Set.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: This Level 3 book introduces and examines the different aspects of baseball. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the history and rules of baseball, as well as how to play the game. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate and review important information.

Test Your Baseball Literacy Entertaining quizzes on every facet of the Great American Game--from Shoeless Joe to Sadaharu Oh "The questions in Test Your Baseball Literacy really test your knowledge, not just your memory. And Wayne Schmittberger's answers are even more fun than the questions!" --Mike Shatzkin Author, The Ballplayers Packed with quizzes on baseball's history, colorful characters, statistics, legend, and lore, Test Your Baseball Literacy is a trivia treasury that will challenge the devotee and enlighten the novice. It features 500 multiple-choice questions, complete with answers that include detailed explanations and entertaining related facts. More than just the "mosts," "firsts," "bests," and "worsts," each of the 20 quizzes focuses on a particular theme, including: * Going to Extremes: streaks, both good and bad * You Be the Umpire: tricky rules questions similar to those on an umpires' school exam * Baseball Fantasies: baseball characterized in the movies and literature * Other Leagues: the minors, college, Japanese, little league, and organized "fantasy" leagues