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Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"Lenny loves baseball. And not just playing baseball -- he loves reading about it, too. Lenny thinks the more he knows, the better he'll play ... and he needs all the help he can get! But it's not until he comes across some interesting information in his Big Book of Baseball Facts -- Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, two of the best hitters in baseball history, failed most of the time! -- that Lenny realizes his odds are pretty good! With renewed determination...
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
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Asian and Pasifika Voices: Picture Books
Baseball - Elementary Grades
Japanese American Internment: Books for Kids and Teens
Baseball - Elementary Grades
Japanese American Internment: Books for Kids and Teens
Formats
Description
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over. In picture book format.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
George Henry Alexander is a huge fan of baseball. His favorite team is the New York Yankees and his favorite player is Babe Ruth. George plays baseball during his free time and he listens to the games on the radio with his dad. Everywhere he goes, he carries his Babe Ruth baseball card. On his birthday, George's parents surprise him with two tickets to watch the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees--his first real game! But his presents don't stop...
5) Lucky Luis
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Luis is convinced that he will not perform well on the baseball field without following his unique pre-game ritual.
7) Jackie's bat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Joey, the batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, learns a hard lesson about respect for people of different races after Jackie Robinson joins the team.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.
10) I got it!
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
13) Homer
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
While Alex sleeps, his dog Homer dreams about the game that will determine whether his team, the Doggers, or their opponents, the Hounds, will be champions of the world of dog baseball.
14) Joy in Mudville
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
The day after Mighty Casey's strikeout, the Mudville Nine are in a crucial game when a relief pitcher--a girl--is sent in and quickly proves herself to the crowd using moves from football, tennis, and soccer.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in major league baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team--but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green.
Author
Series
Clorinda the cow books volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Clorinda the cow is a talented baseball player and coach whose dream of playing in the big leagues comes true in an unexpected way.
18) Balletball
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Nina loves ballet, not sports, so when her mother signs her up to play baseball she sulks until the coach explains how baseball and ballet can go together--and when a timely plié in the outfield saves the game she realizes that "balletball" is really not so bad after all.
20) Mighty Casey
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Delmar Dogs baseball team is terrible, especially Casey Jenkins, but with a little bit of faith in themselves, they finally manage to win a game.
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