Dickie V's ABCs And 1-2-3s : A Great Start for Young Superstars

by Vitale, Dick

• ISBN13: 9780984113088
• ISBN10: 0984113088
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Ascend Books Llc

Summary

Do you know a young superstar who's oldenough to begin learning their alphabet andnumbers? A budding basketball fan who's ready totake on the world of reading and hoops?Well, Dickie V's ABCs and 1-2-3s, the firstlittle book in the Dick Vitale Children's LiteracyInitiative, is AWESOME, BABY!It's a children's alphabet and counting bookfrom the legendary ESPN college basketballanalyst, Dick Vitale. Dick is a grandfather of fiveand a passionate advocate for early childhooddevelopment.In the book, children learn their alphabetthrough high-energy basketball words thatDick uses in his national broadcasts. For example,"D" is for "dunk" and "J" is for "jump." In thecounting section of the book, Dick leads kids incounting 1 to 10 using colorful basketballs.The book has a special interactive feature thechild can press to hear a digital, voice-recordedmessage from Dick Vitale.Vitale's roots are in teaching the game he's lovedsince he was a child. This new book launchesthe Dick Vitale Children's Literacy Initiative,which has as its mission to advance the literacyskills of children and to advocate literacy as acritical element in the development of a globallycompetitive society.The book is richly illustrated with a colorfulmenagerie of characters and typefaces that attractthe interest of young readers (and adult readers,too!).Endorsed by early childhood developmentspecialists, Dickie V's ABCs and 1-2-3s is a wonderfulgift for a child's birthday, for baby showers,for Christmas, Hanukkah, or "just because."The book, published by Ascend Books, whoalso published Dick Vitale's Fabulous 50 Playersand Moments in College Basketball, is the first in aseries of books from Vitale for young readers.Future titles feature subjects on virtues and values,personal development and accountability, and theimportance of education as part of the Dick Vitale Children's Literacy Initiative