Grammar comes to life in this leveled reader that uses entertaining sports narratives to teach language arts skills. This colorfully illustrated leveled reading book presents a fictional sports event through the eyes of TV announcer Buzz Star and a sidekick kid reporter. In stories designed to amuse as well as educate, press-box banter introduces amusing players and exciting action, while cleverly incorporating sideline coaching on how to identify and use parts of speech.

This book highlights the part of speech being taught (verbs), and features sidebars that define and explain parts of speech, a summary of related grammar rules, and fun activities that reinforce the skills taught.

In this leveled reader book young readers join Buzz Star and kid reporter Julio Ramirez in the broadcast booth as the Newtown Knuckleballers meet the Sun City Sluggers in the Play Ball Pro-Ball championship. As the players round the bases, Julio learns that baseball needs verbs like hit, run, and catch. Step up to bat in the All-Star Activity and you’ll hit a grand slam!

32 pages, full-color illustrations, paperback, 7"x7".