A board book uses baseballs, gloves, caps, and some of today's most popular Major League Baseball stars--including Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Derek Jeter, and Pedro Martinez--to help children learn to count.
In addition to his work as a professional editor, James Buckley, Jr., is also the author of many books on American sports that are geared toward young fans and budding athletes.
Buckley, who has founded a company called Shoreline Publishing Group to produce books for reluctant readers, maintains that sports are far more than simple hobbies or ways to burn off excess energy.