
audiobook
Step onto the diamond of the alphabet with this lively verse that turns each letter into a player on a baseball field. Young listeners meet Arthur, the enthusiastic batter, and a cast of teammates like Victor the star short‑stop, William the time‑keeper, and Zeno the tall pitcher, all introduced through catchy rhymes. The poem’s rhythmic pattern makes the basics of the game—bases, innings, fouls—easy to remember while reinforcing letter sounds.
Beyond the simple ABC, the book weaves the rules and excitement of baseball into a playful narrative, inviting children to chant “Go!” and picture the bright green field. Each stanza doubles as a mini‑lesson, pairing a letter with a term such as catcher, pitcher, umpire, and score‑mark, encouraging both literacy and sport‑spirit. Listeners will love hearing the lively crowd’s shouts as the story builds a charming, educational game of words.
Language
en
Duration
~2 minutes (2K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)
Release date
2006-09-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.