Turkeys Strike Out: and other fun facts

by Hannah Eliot, Aaron Spurgeon (Illustrator)

Overview

You won’t strike out with this book full of fun facts about baseball, soccer games, football fields, and more!

Did you know that the most popular sport in the world is soccer?
How about that if you are 7 feet tall or taller you have a 17% chance of playing in the NBA?
Or that, in bowling, a “turkey” is when you get three strikes?

Filled with tons of cool facts about sports, plus colorful, humorous illustrations, this book is sure to be a home run.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481451697
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Series:	Did You Know?
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD870L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Hannah Eliot is a children’s book editor who lives in Vermont. Her favorite activities include editing (of course), writing, drawing, and spending time with her family!

Aaron Spurgeon is a professional artist working in the animation industry. Aaron’s credits include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and the Mickey Mouse shorts, as well as several unreleased animation projects. When not working on movies, Aaron enjoys doing illustrations based on historical city locales and mentoring young artists. Aaron and his family live in Pasadena, California.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2016
Gr 2–4—Colorful cartoon animal illustrations accompany this book of random sports facts and information. Beginning with baseball and segueing page by page to bowling, soccer, basketball, hockey, golf, and others, the author intersperses historical facts with sports oddities. Many unusual terms, such as a can of corn in baseball and bicycle kick in soccer, are explained as well as the origin of some team names and trophies. The illustrations closely follow the text (in an often humorous manner), providing support for younger readers who may be challenged by the more lengthy explanations. Although this offering is somewhat narrow in subject, younger readers interested in sports will find many casual details pertaining to their favorite activities and may be encouraged to share with friends and family. VERDICT This title has strong appeal for fans of quirky true-facts book.—Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, formerly at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY

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