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Rosen, Michael J.

Balls! Round 2

80 pp. | Darby Creek | March, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58196-066-2 $18.95

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by John Margeson. The follow-up to Balls! features baseballs, softballs, bowling balls, bocce balls, croquet balls, shot puts, billiard balls, lacrosse balls, and others. Everything you might want to know about each ball is well served by Rosen's entertaining text. Photographs and cartoons help readers maneuver through the informative, amazing, and just plain oddball facts. Reading list, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan