• Age: 8 to 9
• Grade: 3 to 4

Baseball is a sport of tremendous efforts. Players react in an instant; pitchers put their entire bodies into their throws, and batters hit balls that fly past them at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). This volume looks at the roles of science and technology in this action-packed sport. Find out how the Magnus effect helps pitchers throw a curveball, learn about the training techniques and nutritional requirements of the professional players, and much more.

James Bow writes science fiction and fantasy for both kids and adults. He's been a fan of science fiction since his family introduced him to Doctor Who on TV Ontario in 1978, and his mother read him classic sci-fi and fantasy from such authors as Clifford Simak and J.R.R. Tolkien. James won the 2017 Prix Aurora Award for best YA Novel in Canada for Icarus Down.

By day, James is a communications officer for a charitable land trust protecting lands from development in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. He also loves trains and streetcars. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario, with his two kids, and his spouse/fellow writer/partner-in-crime, Erin Bow.

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