Harvey Kidder

A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him.

Everyone knows Jim will be the star linebacker on the team if he can only conquer his fear of being tackled, but it takes a boy in a wheelchair to teach him that kind of courage.

Traces the history of chess, describes the pieces and how they move, and discusses the strategy of the game.

Even though he is the tallest member of the basketball team, a young boy finds he is far from being the best player.