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Summer Sports Books for Kids
June 2001

Water sports - Baseball - Golf - Tennis

WATER SPORTS

  • Sail Away
    By Donald Crews
    Greenwillow Books, 1995
    E Cre
    A family takes an enjoyable trip in their sailboat and watches the weather change throughout the day.
  • Canoeing
    By Ivan Ganschev
    Picture Book Studio, 1986
    E Gan
    Describes the sights and sounds of a quiet canoe journey down the river at dusk when the herons, owls, bats and deer come out.
  • Sailing in the Wind
    By Thomas Locker
    Dial Books, 1986
    E Loc
    A young girl discovers the ocean’s majestic character when she joins her uncle on a sailing trip.
  • When the Water Closes over My Head
    By Donna Jo Napoli
    Duttons Children’s Books, 1994
    + Nap
    When his family goes on vacation to visit his grandparents in Iowa, nine-year old Mickey is continually faced with his fear of the water.
  • Follow that Boat
    By Jim Razzi
    Fisher Price, 1987
    E Raz
    Young children follow various types of boats that are found in the New York harbor.
  • Let’s Go Swimming
    By Shigeo Watanabe
    Philomel Books, 1990
    E Wat
    Kumata Bear enjoys playing in the water but he is not all sure about learning to swim in the pool in the park.
  • Edward in Deep Water
    By Rosemary wells
    Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995
    E Wel
    Edward, the shy young bear, is not ready for birthday pool parties with other high-spirited bears.
  • Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe
    By Vera Williams
    William Morrow and Co., 1981
    E Wil
    Aunt Rosie and two children make a three day camping trip by canoe.
  • Canoe Trip Mystery
    By Gertrude Warner
    Albert Whitman and Co., 1990
    + War
    While canoeing and backpacking near Timberwold Lake, the Aldens receive strange warnings to stay away from the area and stumble upon clues to a missing cache of stolen coins.
  • Daisy’s Taxi
    By Ruth Sewall
    Orchard Books, 1991
    E You
    Daisy ferries the people who need to be transported to and from the island all day long in her water taxi.

BASEBALL

  • All-Star Fever
    By Matt Christopher
    Little, Brown and Co, 1995
    + Chr
    Bus Mercer, the shortstop for the Peach Street Mudders wants desperately to be picked for the county all-star team, but he breaks his parents rules for riding his new bike, and feelings of guilt affect his game.
  • Man Out at First
    By Matt Christopher
    Little, Brown and Co, 1993
    + Chr
    After he gets hit by a fast moving ball, Turtleneck Jones loses his confidence on the baseball diamond and sees his position at first base given to another player.
  • Return of the Home Run Kid
    By Matt Christopher
    Little, Brown and Co, 1992
    + Chr
    Sylvester Coddmyer III is having a dismal baseball season until he takes advice from a mysterious ex ballplayer named Cheeko and starts to play more aggressively.
  • Joey Pigza Loses Control
    By Jack Gantos
    Farrar,Straus and Giroux, 2000
    + Gan
    Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
  • Teammates
    By Peter Goldenbock
    Harcourt, Brace and Janvanovich
    + 796.357 Gol
    Jackie Robinson was the first black person to integrate the white baseball league
    when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. The important event, which shows the acceptance and support he received from teammate Pee Wee Reese ,is depicted in this tender story.
  • Matts Mitt
    By Marilyn Sachs
    Doubleday, 1975
    E Sac
    The baseball mitt given at Matt’s birth by his uncle possesses unusual qualities which makes a big difference in his life.
  • The Baseball Birthday Party
    By Annabell Prager
    Random House, 1995
    E Pra
    Billy decides to have a party to show the other kids that he can play baseball, but his young helper’s mistake almost spoils the plan.
  • The Mystery at the Baseball Park
    By GertrudeWarner
    Albert Whitman and Co., 1995
    + War
    The boxcar children are very excited about the new baseball team in town, but before long , strange things begin to happen, and it becomes obvious that someone doesn’t want the team to play. Will the boxcar Children be able to save the season?
  • Arnold Plays Baseball
    By Patricia Whitehead
    Troll Associates, 1985
    E Whi
    Arnold the dog is unhappy and restless when rainy weather keeps him from playing his favorite game, baseball. A letter of the alphabet appears on each page, accompanied by an appropriate word from the text.
  • At the Ball Game
    By S.A. Kramer
    Random House, 1994
    E Kra
    A brother and a sister share the excitement of attending a major league baseball game with their parents.
  • Arthur and the Seventh –Inning Stretcher
    By Stephen Krensky
    Little, Brown, 2001
    + Bro
    Binky refuses to join his teammates in pre-game warm-ups, until he injures himself while running the bases in a game.
  • Fox Under First Base
    By James Latimer
    Charles Scribner and Sons for Young Readers, 1991
    E Lat
    A baseball-stealing fox must pay his dues for the baseballs he has stolen from home base.
  • The Biggest Mouth in Baseball
    By Kate McMullen
    Putnam Grosset Group, 1993
    E McC
    William becomes a better baseball player when he concentrates more on the game and less on his joke telling.

GOLF

  • Tiger Woods
    By Richard Rambeck
    Child’s World, 1998
    + 796.352
    Present the life and career of Tiger Woods, the youngest person to win the United States Amateur Golf Tournament.

TENNIS

  • The Youngest Tennis Player
    By Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
    Dorling Kindersley, 1996
    + 796.342 San
    Told through a stunning photographs and clear pictures, a pro tennis star offers an introduction to the world of tennis, from the rules and equipment to tactics and energy.
  • The Illustrated Rules of Tennis
    By Wanda Tym
    Davidson Titles, 1995
    796.342 Tym
    Accompanied by watercolor illustrations this title explains the rules of tennis, including information on the strokes and good sportsmanship. A vocabulary list is included.

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