Baseball's Craziest Catches!

by Shawn Pryor

Overview

Crack! When the bat meets the ball, the gloves are up and it’s prime time on the diamond. From sliding snags in the outfield to body-battering grabs at the wall, experience the craziest clutch catches from pro baseball’s biggest superstars. These spectacular snatches will leave you spell-bound!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496696878
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2021
Series:	Sports Illustrated Kids Prime Time Plays
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,055,730
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	980L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Shawn Pryor is the creator and co-author of the graphic novel mystery series Cash and Carrie, co-creator and author of the 2019 GLYPH-nominated football/drama series Force, and author of Kentucky Kaiju and Jake Maddox: Diamond Double Play. In his free time, he enjoys reading, cooking, listening to streaming music playlists, and talking about why Zack from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the greatest superhero of all time.

Table of Contents

Introduction What a Catch! 4

Chapter 1 Big Plays In Big Moments 6

Chapter 2 All-Star Catches 12

Chapter 3 How Did they Do That? 18

Chapter 4 Unbelievable! 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

A partnership with Sports Illustrated Kids, an elite sports magazine for 7+ million young sports fans, provides readers with a kid-first perspective on pro sport’s most amazing plays;

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2021

Gr 3–5—Sports Illustrated Kids absolutely blasts it out of the park with this fun, energetic series. Hockey fans will rejoice while reading about many amazing moments, including the 1980 Team USA Miracle on Ice win and Andrei Svechnikov's "lacrosse-style" puck scoop surprise goal. Moments new and old are included in each, like third baseman Anthony Rendon's diving full-body stretch catch in a 2019 NLCS game and "The Catch," Willie Mays's showstopping moment in the 1954 World Series. Bolded vocabulary words and phrases point readers to the glossary. Basketball and Football not only feature similar jaw-dropping moments, they spend time describing specific athletes who revolutionized the art of dunking and sacking, respectively. Doeden and Pryor's mastery and knowledge shine through with engaging play-by-plays that pull readers into the action and excitement of some of sports' biggest moments. VERDICT You'd be ridonkulous not to buy this whole series!

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