{"product_id":"the-baseball-counting-book-isbn-9780881063332","title":"The Baseball Counting Book","description":"Step up to the plate with this counting book about America's favorite pastime. THE BASEBALL COUNTING BOOK is spring training for little sluggers. The count is zero to zero when the ump calls, \"Play ball!\" Nine innings later we've counted balls, strikes, players, fans, and more, all the way to twenty. No one strikes out with these fun rhymes. Little leaguers will find themselves counting their way through practice and pointing out all the new things they've learned about this great game when they watch the pro's on TV or at the parks. Early readers will hit a home run with this charming counting book.An agreeable rhyming counting book with a baseball theme. The story   opens on a little league field where the Blue Sox and the Stars face   off. \"Come play baseball\/ You could be a hero.\/ The game's starting   score\/ is zero to zero.\" The teams of boys and girls run up the numbers   to 20, and baseball rules and lore are imparted painlessly. \"When   there's a full count, we say, 'Three and two.'\/ Five fingers up!\/ His   turn's almost through.\" A grand slam ends the game, with 19 ice cream   cones and 20 baseball cards that give a clear and accurate summary of   the main rules of the game. Shaw's stocky acrylic-on-board figures have   less zest than his beautifully rendered bats and balls, lush green  field  and blue sky, and a friendly, ice-cream-loving dog. Younger  children  whose radar may have picked up McGwire and Sosa, Piazza and  Brosius will  be ready for spring training after this one.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  picture book uses baseball to count from 0 to 20 in rhyming verse.  The  rules and culture of the game are introduced as two Little League   teams compete. The Blue Sox versus the Stars--who will win? Included in   the text are the obvious choices of one ball, two teams, three strikes   and less obvious choices such as \"seventeen pairs of eyes watch the boy   at home plate.\" However, at certain points this pattern strains:   \"Thirteen good-luck charms\/ make some players feel\/ That they will be   safe\/ when they try to steal.\" Shaw's acrylic paintings capture the   excitement of a good game played by teams made up of both boys and   girls.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author has chosen a very appealing  and relevant  subject-baseball-to help teach children to count from 1  to 20. Her  presentation in the form of rhyme is particularly appealing  to children,  both for its rhythm and its predictability. Each page is  full of  counting opportunities through its text as well as its fine   illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e Throughout the book, many opportunities can be found  to extend its  role as a counting book into other areas of mathematics  and into other  disciplines. For example, exploring such shapes as home  plate, the  baseball field, the ball, the bat, and the megaphone can  become a lesson  in geometry. Discussing team statistics could later  involve class  charts, graphs, or perhaps spreadsheets. The introduction  of Abner  Doubleday could lead to learning more about him by reading  his biography  or biographies of other baseball legends. The author also  includes a  glossary of baseball terms presented in the format of  baseball cards.\u003cbr\u003e One of my second-grade students evaluated this story  very explicitly:  \"The one thing I did not like about this book was  that it was too  short.\" The book is full of counting opportunities and  is a springboard  for many other learning experiences. I would recommend  this book for use  at many different levels.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTeaching Children Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Barbieri McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e has written over twenty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Little Gray Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Red Elf\u003c\/i\u003e, and many bestselling math concept books. Her love for writing, children and making learning fun was the inspiration for her first children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe M\u0026amp;M Brand Counting Book\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold over 1 million copies. She lives in Natick, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in southern Wisconsin riding his bike, building tree forts, and playing baseball. In high school a teacher supported his artistic talent and encouraged him to become an artist. He studied illustration and graphic design at Spring Arbor College in Michigan.Out on the field are nine places to stand. \u003cbr\u003eCheck to be sure each position is manned.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303052333285,"sku":"NP9780881063332","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780881063332.jpg?v=1767738268","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-baseball-counting-book-isbn-9780881063332","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}