Turkeys Strike Out: and other fun facts (Did You Know?) - Hardcover

Hannah Eliot is a children’s book editor who lives in Manhattan, New York. Her favorite activities include editing (of course), writing, painting, and doodling all over every piece of notebook paper she uses.

Aaron Spurgeon is a professional artist working in the animation industry. Aaron’s credits include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 and the Mickey Mouse shorts, as well as several unreleased animation projects. When not working on movies, Aaron enjoys doing illustrations based on historical city locales and mentoring young artists. Aaron and his family live in Pasadena, California.

Gr 2–4—Colorful cartoon animal illustrations accompany this book of random sports facts and information. Beginning with baseball and segueing page by page to bowling, soccer, basketball, hockey, golf, and others, the author intersperses historical facts with sports oddities. Many unusual terms, such as a can of corn in baseball and bicycle kick in soccer, are explained as well as the origin of some team names and trophies. The illustrations closely follow the text (in an often humorous manner), providing support for younger readers who may be challenged by the more lengthy explanations. Although this offering is somewhat narrow in subject, younger readers interested in sports will find many casual details pertaining to their favorite activities and may be encouraged to share with friends and family. VERDICT This title has strong appeal for fans of quirky true-facts book.—Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, formerly at Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY