| Babe & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure Contributor(s): Gutman, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0380977397 ISBN-13: 9780380977390 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs-New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the centerfield bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there. Did he call that shot, or didn't he? Witnesses never agreed. Joe Stoshack knows there's one way to solve the mystery -- slip back seventy years and see for himself. As fans of Dan Gutman's acclaimed novels Honus & Me and Jackie & Me know, Joe has the astonishing ability to travel through time -- with baseball cards! Now he's bound for Chicago's Wrigley Field by way of Depression-era New York. Only this time his dad -- who doesn't spend a lot of time with Joe in the present, never mind the past -- is along for the trip. Joe has waited a long time for his father to take him to a big league game, but he never dreamed it could be this one! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99036778 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Baseball Card Adventures |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.78" W x 8.59" (0.70 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1930's |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36037 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs-New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there. Did he call the shot or didn't he? Witnesses never agreed. Like other baseball fans, twelve-year-old Joe Stoshack wants to know the truth. But unlike other fans, Joe has the astonishing ability to travel through time using baseball cards--and now he's determined to settle one of baseball's greatest debates. With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball's past. |
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. |