For the Love of the Cubs : An A to Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781572435452
• ISBN10: 1572435453
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

B is for Ernie Banks,

The "Let's Play Two" man.

Number 1 in team homers,

Number 1 with the fans.

S is for Sammy Sosa,

His routine is this:

He hits a long home run

And blows the crowd a kiss.

W is for Wrigley Field,

Which is where the Cubs play.

A prettier ballpark

You'll not find today.

From the legendary Ernie Banks to the amazing Sammy Sosa . . . this is the perfect way to introduce your favorite younger readers to one of baseball's oldest and most enduring franchises. With charming illustrations and tributes to everything that makes the Cubs the Cubs, this is a must-have for fans and fans-to-be!

Author Biography

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the "On Sports" column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Ernie Banks is a former shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He played his entire 19-year baseball career with the Cubs and was nicknamed "Mr. Cub." Chip Caray is a former television play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs and is a television broadcaster for Fox Sports South. He is the grandson of legendary broadcaster Harry Caray.