Philadelphia Phillies (Professional Baseball Teams)

Philadelphia Phillies (Professional Baseball Teams)

A simple but fact-packed overview of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, covering their origins, their home stadium, their mascot, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, informative captions and sidebars, stats on top plays and players, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author. Josh Anderson has published dozens of books for children and young adults. His two boys are the greatest joys of his life. Hobbies include coaching his sons in youth basketball, no-holds-barred games of Apples to Apples, and taking long family walks. Josh lives in the Los Angeles area.