Scouting Books

Soldier in Buckskin is a good portral of the life of Kit Carson. However i think there are many more entertaining westerns out there. But still a good story.

Too much attention is focused on quantity of players, and too little about the quality of information given. To call some of the players in the book marginal would be playing them a high compliment. Occasionally, the information is insightful (for instance, the person writing about the players in the Phillies organization), but too often the capsules are void of any useful info. We are informed that Matt Clement (Padres) is worth watching because he struck out a lot of batters. Oh. Thanks. How hard does he throw? What pitches does he throw? Maybe next year someone involved with this book can tell me. --David Macia

My five year old received this book as a gift. We were reading it together at bedtime, only making it through the first chapter. I was appalled that such adult subject matter would be presented to children under the guise of "doing the right thing". Such topics as riverboat gambling, slots, blackjack, cheating, lying, and bribery all are discusses with in the first four pages. Scholastic should be ashamed to tarnish the Berenstain Bears' image and formerly good message with the publication of this book.