Spring 2024

Beyond the Players

Series of 5 titles

You don't have to play a sport to be part of the team! Readers will learn about different sports professionals who perform off the field, such as coaches and announcers, and what makes their jobs so fun and special. Carefully leveled text and action-packed photos show how each professional does their job as part of the team. A comprehensive Part of the Team back matter feature highlights each career's main duties. Each book also includes picture labels, reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, an index, and a picture glossary.

Format List Price Library Price Qty
600889
$134.95 $94.75
600891
$175.00 $131.25
Title   ATOS Format Qty
Cover: Announcers Announcers New! Spring 2024 1.6
Cover: Coaches Coaches New! Spring 2024 1.3
Cover: Mascots Mascots New! Spring 2024 1.2
Cover: Referees and Umpires Referees and Umpires New! Spring 2024 1.4
Cover: Trainers Trainers New! Spring 2024 1.4
Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Kindergarten
Category Beginning Readers, New!
Subject Social Studies, Sports
Copyright 2024
Publisher Jump!, Inc.
Imprint Bullfrog Books
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2024-01-01
BISACS JNF054000, JNF011000, JNF045000
Dewey 796-796.092
Dimensions 7.75 x 7.75
Lexile 270-300
Guided Reading Level G
ATOS Reading Level 1.2-1.6
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Glossary of key words, Index, and Table of contents

Reviews

SLJ Review of Beyond the Players

This set introduces sports-related jobs that young fans may not know much about. There’s not a lot of information, but the books provide basic examples of these occupations with strong visual support. Large, appealing photographs show different aspects of each job, drawing on several sports per title. A few short sentences per spread describe the scenes depicted in the photographs without specific details. In Coaches, the text reads: “They start the game. Tom drops the puck!” The accompanying photo shows a hockey face-off. Mascots shows a fun variety of mascots in action, from a place-kicking lion to the Phillie Phanatic interacting with fans in the stands, though readers don’t get to see any of the actual people or details of the costumes. Each book concludes with an encouraging word to children who might be interested in the career. The volumes include a review activity, picture glossary, index, and further reading in the back matter. VERDICT Consider for larger sports collections.

Author: Allan Morey

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