Hey Batta Batta Swing!: The Wild Old Days of Baseball
Autor Sally Cook, James Charlton Ilustrat de Ross Macdonalden Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 ian 2007 – vârsta de la 6 până la 10 ani
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Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (2007), Connecticut Book Awards (2008), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2010)
Discover what it was like before there was a pitching mound or players had numbers on their jerseys. Learn how Babe Ruth got his nickname, why Brooklyn's team was called the Dodgers, and what Roger Clemens gave to keep his lucky number 21 when he switched teams. See what clever ways players have found to win -- even ways to cheat Sprinkled throughout are definitions of baseball's weird and wacky vocabulary, from a "meatball" to "Uncle Charlie."
Find out which player was traded for a bag of prunes, but don't trade this book for anything Ross MacDonald's lively pictures bring fans close to the action with plenty of mischievous fun in this free-swinging tribute to the boys of summer.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781416912071
ISBN-10: 141691207X
Pagini: 48
Dimensiuni: 279 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY
ISBN-10: 141691207X
Pagini: 48
Dimensiuni: 279 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY
Descriere
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE OF BASEBALL IN THIS FUNNY, FASCINATING JOURNEY FROM THE EARLIEST GAMES TO TODAY. Discover what it was like before there was a pitching mound or players had numbers on their jerseys. Learn how Babe Ruth got his nickname, why Brooklyn's team was called the Dodgers, and what Roger Clemens gave to keep his lucky number 21 when he switched teams. See what clever ways players have found to win -- even ways to cheat! Sprinkled throughout are definitions of baseball's weird and wacky vocabulary, from a "meatball" to "Uncle Charlie."
Find out which player was traded for a bag of prunes, but don't trade this book for anything! Ross MacDonald's lively pictures bring fans close to the action with plenty of mischievous fun in this free-swinging tribute to the boys of summer.
Find out which player was traded for a bag of prunes, but don't trade this book for anything! Ross MacDonald's lively pictures bring fans close to the action with plenty of mischievous fun in this free-swinging tribute to the boys of summer.
Recenzii
"This is a charming and hilarious tale that fantasizes about the beginnings of baseball. A sure hit with boys." --James Patterson (USA Weekend)
Notă biografică
James Charlton & Sally Cook
Premii
- Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) Winner, 2007
- Connecticut Book Awards Finalist, 2008
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee, 2010