| Ballpark: The Story of America's Baseball Fields Contributor(s): Curlee, Lynn (Author), Curlee, Lynn (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689867425 ISBN-13: 9780689867422 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: From Sibert Award honoree Lynn Curlee comes a full-color illustrated exploration of where our national pastime is played. "Curlee's illustrations communicate not just information, but also excitement and sentiment."--"The New York Times Book Review." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2003023144 |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 11.08" W x 11.3" (1.40 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80957 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: If you love baseball, chances are you love one particular ballpark. Boston fans wax poetic about Fenway Park. Cubs fans are adamant that Wrigley Field is the classic ballfield. Busch Stadium is a hit with folks from Missouri, and Yankee fans are passionate about the House That Ruth Built.... Besides passionate fans, there's one other thing all ballparks -- from the Union Grounds in Brooklyn built in 1862 to the Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards built in 1992 -- have in common: Each has its own vibrant and unique history. In Ballpark, Sibert Honor Award winner Lynn Curlee explores both the histories and the cultural significances of America's most famous ballparks. Grand in scope and illustrations, and filled with nifty anecdotes about these green cathedrals, Ballpark also explores the changing social climate that accompanied baseball's rise from a minor sport to the national pastime. This is a baseball book like no other |
Contributor Bio(s): Curlee, Lynn: - Lynn Curlee, who received a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Award for Brooklyn Bridge, comes from a family of intense sports fans. His other books include Liberty, Ships of the Air, Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration, Rushmore, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Capital, and, most recently, Parthenon. He lives on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. |