| Satch & Me Contributor(s): Gutman, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060594934 ISBN-13: 9780060594930 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: To see if Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher in the history of baseball, Stosh and his coach, Flip, travel back to 1942 to watch Satch pitch in the Negro League World Series. Stunning black-and-white photos of the league's superstars are included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Series: Baseball Card Adventures (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103588 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever? Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast--whether it's his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived? This baseball card adventure is a whirlwind of excitement, drama, and curveballs--starring one of the liveliest athletes in the game |
Contributor Bio(s): Gutman, Dan: - Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife, Nina. You can visit him online at www.dangutman.com. |