From the series Beyond the Players
Mascots
Reading Level KindergartenInterest Level Grades K – 3Copyright 2024
Reviewed
From the series Beyond the Players
Reading Level KindergartenInterest Level Grades K – 3Copyright 2024
ReviewedIn Mascots, beginning readers will learn what mascots do and what makes their job so fun, such as cheering with fans and competing in fun games. Carefully leveled text and action-packed photos show how mascots in different sports do their job as part of the team.
A comprehensive Part of the Team back matter feature highlights each career’s main duties. Children can learn more about mascots and sports careers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Mascots also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
Mascots is part of Jump!’s Beyond the Players series.
This set introduces sports-related jobs that young fans may not know much about. There’s not a lot of information, but the books provide basic examples of these occupations with strong visual support. Large, appealing photographs show different aspects of each job, drawing on several sports per title. A few short sentences per spread describe the scenes depicted in the photographs without specific details. In Coaches, the text reads: “They start the game. Tom drops the puck!” The accompanying photo shows a hockey face-off. Mascots shows a fun variety of mascots in action, from a place-kicking lion to the Phillie Phanatic interacting with fans in the stands, though readers don’t get to see any of the actual people or details of the costumes. Each book concludes with an encouraging word to children who might be interested in the career. The volumes include a review activity, picture glossary, index, and further reading in the back matter. VERDICT Consider for larger sports collections.–Steven Engelfried
School Library Journal
