Take Me Out to the Yakyu

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Hardcover
Author: Aaron Meshon
Illustrator: Aaron Meshon
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Publish Date: February 2013
Language: English
Reading Level: 1.8
EAN: 9781442441774

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Overview

Join one little boy and his family for two ballgames–on opposite sides of the world!

You may know that baseball is the Great American Pastime, but did you know that it is also a beloved sport in Japan? Come along with one little boy and his grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, as he learns about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions. This debut picture book from Aaron Meshon is a home run–don’t be surprised if the vivid illustrations and energetic text leave you shouting, “LET’S PLAY YAKYU!”

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 8.6 x 10.4 x 0.5 in
Lexile Score: 610
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 1442441771

Awards

2016 Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee (Picture Book)
2015 Monarch Award - Nominee (Grades K-3)
2014 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book (New Illustrator)