Status
Available
Local notes
R Mur
Collection
Genres
Publication
Random House Books for Young Readers (2005), Edition: Step into Reading 3, Paperback, 48 pages
Description
Batter up! It's 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America's national pastime. It's up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it, or will he strike out?
Physical description
48 p.; 9.12 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member gildallie
The illustrations were done in a fun style, and the story was generally about Babe Ruth and the beginnings of baseball and how he saved the sport from diminishing due to fans disillusionment after finding some serious cheating done by a team. It was set during the depression and showed how Babe
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Ruth got the fans rallying again when he made a bet that he would get 50 homeruns in a year. It would be a great story for those kids who are big fans of sports and have a difficulty getting interested in reading (I have a nephew who fits this description….). Show Less
LibraryThing member KilmerMSLibrary
It’s 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people don’t want to play it or watch it anymore. It’s up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it?
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Lexile
540L
Pages
48