Up2us.Org Sports Booklist

Up2Us.org Sports Booklist April 2010 This list was developed by the Quicklists Consulting Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association

Baseball/softball

Adler, David A. Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella. Viking, 2007. (K-3) Bildner, Phil. The Shot Hard ‘Round the World. Simon & Schuster, 2005. (K-3). Buckley, James, Jr. A Batboy’s Day. DK, 2005. (K-3) Burke, Jim. Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Little, Brown, 2006. (K-3) Cooper, Floyd. Willie and the All-Stars. Philomel, 2008. (K-3) Ford, Carin T. Jackie Robinson: Hero of Baseball. Enslow, 2006. (K-3) Isadora, Rachel. Max. Macmillan, 1976. (K-3) Lorbieckii, Marybeth. Jackie’s Bat. Simon & Schuster, 2006. (K-3) McDonough, Yona Zeldis. Hammerin’ Hank: The Life of Hank Greenberg. Walker, 2006. (K-3) Mackall, Dandi Daley. A Girl Named Dan. Sleeping Bear Press, 2008. (K-3) Nelson, Kadir. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. Jump at the Sun, 2008. (K- 3) Raven, Margot Theis. Let Them Play. Sleeping Bear Press, 2005. (K-3) Shaughnessy, Dan. The Legend of the Curse of the Bambino. Simon & Schuster, 2005. (K-3) Stadler, Alexander. Beverly Billingsly Can’t Catch. Harcourt, 2004. (K-3) Thomas, Ron, and Joe Herran. Getting into Baseball. Chelsea House, 2005. (K-3) Uhlberg, Myron. Dad, Jackie, and Me. Peachtree, 2005. (K-3) Winter, Jonah. Baseball: You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? Schwartz and Wade Books, 2009. (K-3) Yolen, Jane. Moon Ball. Simon & Schuster. 1999. (K-3)

Burleigh, Robert. Stealing Home: Jackie Robinson : Against the Odds. Simon & Schuster, 2007. (4-6) Cook, Sally, and James Charlton. Hey Batta Batta Swing! The Wild Old Days of Baseball. Simon & Schuster, 2007. (4-6) Gorman, Carol, and Ron J. Findley. Stumptown Kid. Peachtree, 2005. (CD available from Audio Bookshelf). (4-6) Gutman, Dan. Jackie and Me. Avon Books. 1999. [also Recorded Books. 2004.] (4-6)

Lipsyte, Robert. Heroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made It America’s Favorite Game. Simon & Schuster, 2006. (4-6) MacLachlan, Patricia. Edward’s Eyes. Atheneum. 2007. (4-6)

Mercado, Nancy E., ed. Baseball Crazy: Ten Short Stories That Cover All the Bases. Dial, 2008. (4-6) Park, Linda Sue. Keeping Score. Clarion Books, 2008. (4-6) Play Ball Like the Pros: Tips for Kids from 20 Big League Stars. Peachtree. 2010. (4-6)

1 Sandler, Michael. Baseball: The 2004 Boston Red Sox. Bearport, 2006. (4-6) Stewart, Mark, and Mike Kennedy. Long Ball: The Legend and Lore of the Home Run. Millbrook, 2006. (4-6) Sturm, James, and Rich Tommaso. Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow. Center for Cartoon Studies, 2007. (4-6) Wiles, Deborah. The Aurora County All-Stars. Harcourt. 2007. (4-6)

Winkler, Henry. The Zippity Zinger. Penguin, 2003. (4-6) (CD available from Random House/Listening Library) Wise, Bill. Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer. Lee & Low Books, 2007. (4-6) Wolff, Virginia Euwer. Bat 6. Scholastic. 1998. [also Listening Library. 2000.] (4-6)

Basketball Coy, John. Around the World. Lee & Low, 2005. (K-3) Gibbons, Gail. My Basketball Book. Harper Collins. 2000. (K-3)

Meunier, Brian. Bravo Tavo! Dutton, 2007. (K-3) Mills, Claudia. Gus and Grandpa at Basketball. Farrar, Straus and Girous, 2001. (K-3) O’Malley, Kevin. Mount Olympus Basketball. Walker. 2003. (K-3) Rockwell, Anne F. Brendan and Belinda and the Slam Dunk. HarperCollins, 2007. (K-3) Adoff, Arnold. The Basket Counts. Simon & Schuster, 2000. (4-6) Harkrader, L.D. Airball: My Life in Briefs. Roaring Brook, 2005. (4-6) Lupica, Mike. Travel Team. Penguin, 2004. (4-6) (CD available from Listening Library) Maddox, Jake. Free Throw. Stone Arch Books, 2007. (4-6) Richardson, Charisse K. The Real Lucky Charm. Dial, 2005. (4-6) Robinson, Sharon. Slam Dunk! Scholastic, 2007. (4-6) Rud, Jeff. In the Paint. Orca, 2005. (4-6) Stewart, Mark. The Miami Heat. Norwood House, 2006. (4-6) Walters, Eric. Boot Camp. Orca Books, c2007. (4-6)

Soccer

Buckley, James, Jr. Soccer Superstars. Child’s World, 2006. (K-3) Gibbons, Gail. My Soccer Book. HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. (K-3) Heller, Alyson. After School Sports Club: Soccer Day. Aladdin, 2009. (K-3) Jensen, Julie. Beginning Soccer. Lerner, 2000. (K-3) Kolar, Bob. Big Kicks. Candlewick, 2008. (K-3) London, Jonathan. Froggy Plays Soccer. Viking. 1999. (K-3)

Rockliff, Mara. The Great Shape-Up. Kane Press, 2007. (K-3) Shahan, Sherry. That’s Not How You Play Soccer, Daddy!. Peachtree, 2007. (K-3) Thomas, Ron, and Joe Herran. Getting Into Soccer. Chelsea House, 2005. (K-3)

2 Tripp, Valerie. Good Sport Gwen. American Girl, 2004. (K-3) Wallace, Rich. Kickers series. (Book 1: Ball Hogs). Random House. 2010. (K-3)

Bedford, David. Soccer Camp. Kane/Miller, 2006. (4-6) Fitzgerald, Dawn. Soccer Chick Rules. Roaring Brook, 2006. (4-6) Gifford, Clive. The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia. Kingfisher, 2006. (4-6) Murcia, Rebecca Thatcher. Freddy Adu: Young Soccer Superstar. Mitchell Lane, 2005. (4-6) Saunders, Catherine. Play Soccer. DK, 2006. (4-6) Shea, Therese. Soccer Stars. Children’s Press, 2006. (4-6) Thomas, Keltie. How Soccer Works. Maple Tree Press, 2007. (4-6)

Tennis Stauffacher, Sue. Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson. Knopf, 2007. (K-3) Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel. The Great Fuzz Frenzy. Harcourt. 2005. (K-3) Bow, Patricia. Tennis Science. Crabtree. 2009. (4-6) Mantell, Paul. Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion. Simon & Schuster, 2006. (4-6) Sandler, Michael. Tennis: Victory for Venus Williams. Bearport, 2006. (4-6) Williams, Venus and Serena. How to Play Tennis: Learn How to Play Tennis with the Williams Sisters. DK Publishing, 2004. (4-6)

Outdoor Adventure Ghione, Yvette. This Is Daniel Cook on a Hike. Kids Can, 2006. (K-3) Mader, Jan. Let’s Go Camping! Capstone, 2006. (K-3)

Brunelle, Lynn. Camp Out! The Ultimate Kids’ Guide, from the Backyard to the Backwoods. Workman Publishing, 2007. (4-6) Morpurgo, Michael. Kensuke’s Kingdom. Scholastic Press, 2003. (4-6) O’Donnell, Liam. Wild Ride: A Graphic Guide Adventure. Orca, 2007. (4-6) Peterson, P.J. Wild River. Delacorte. 2009. (4-6)

Salisbury, Graham. Night of the Howling Dogs: A Novel. Wendy Lamb Book, 2007. (4-6) Strother, Scott. The adventurous book of outdoor games: classic fun for daring boys and girls. Sourcebooks. 2008. (4-6)

Thomas, Jane Resh. Blind Mountain. Clarion, 2006. (4-6) Wallace, Rich. Sports Camp. Random House. 2010. (4-6)

Weber, Sandra. Two in the Wilderness: Adventures of a Mother and Daughter in the Adirondack Mountains. Boyds Mills, 2005. (4-6)

Hockey Bailey, Linda. The Farm Team. Kids Can Press, 2006. (K-3) Polacco, Patricia. Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare. Philomel, 2006. (K-3)

3 Teitelbaum, Michael. Inside Edge #5: Backyard Sports. Grosset & Dunlap, 2009. (K-3)

Etue, Elizabeth. Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play. Kids Can, 2005. (4-6) Fitzgerald, Dawn. Getting Into the Game. Roaring Brook, 2005. (4-6) Macdonald, James. Hockey Skills: How to Play Like a Pro. Enslow Publishers, c2009. (4-6) McKinley, Michael. Ice Time: The Story of Hockey. Tundra Books, 2006. (4-6) Scudamore, Beverly. Misconduct. Lorimer, 2005. (4-6) Somerville, Dan Diamond. Hockey Rules!: The Official, Illustrated Kids Guide to NHL Rules and Fundamentals. Somerville. 2000. (4-6) Yep, Laurence. Mia. American Girl Publishing. 2008. (4-6).

Dance/gymnastics Bray-Moffatt, Naia. I Love Gymnastics. DK, 2005. (K-3) Jones, Bill T. and Susan Kuklin. Dance. Hyperion Books for Children, 1998. (K-3) Keeler, Patricia A. and Julio T. Leitao. Drumbeat in Our Feet. Lee & Low Books, 2006. (K-3) Lasky, Kathryn. Tumble Bunnies. Illustrated by Marilyn Hafner. Candlewick, 2005. (K-3) Polacco, Patricia. Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare. Philomel, 2006. (K-3) Reich, Susanna. José! Born to Dance: The Story of José Limón. Simon & Schuster, 2005. (K-3) Sis, Peter. Ballerina. Greenwillow. 2001. (K-3) Cunxin, Li. Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao’s Last Dancer. Walker and Co., 2008. (4-6) Morley, Christine. The Best Book of Gymnastics. Kingfisher, 2003. (4-6)

Lacrosse Will, Sandra. Lacrosse for Fun! Compass Point Books. 2006. (K-3) Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors. Darby Creek Publishing, 2003. (4-6) Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois. Holiday House, 1998. (4- 6) Rosen, Michael. Balls! Round 2. Darby Creek Publishing. 2008. (4-6) Wells, Don. For the Love of Lacrosse. Weigl. 2006. (4-6)

Rugby Low, Alice. The Fastest Game on Two Feet: And Other Poems About How Sports Began. Holiday House, 2009. (K-3) (includes lacrosse and rugby) Scholastic Visual Sports Encyclopedia. Scholastic. 2003. (4-6)

General Sports

4 Hopkins, Lee Benner. Sports! Sports! Sports!: A Poetry Collection Illustrated by Brian Floca. HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. (K-3) Piven, Hanoch. What Athletes Are Made Of. Simon & Schuster, 2006. (K-3) Rappoport, Ken. Profiles in Sports Courage. Peachtree, 2006. (4-6) Rosen, Michael. Balls! Darby Creek, 2006. (4-6) Smith, Charles R. The Story of Muhammad Ali. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. Candlewick, 2006. (4-6)