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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2017 · Est. 1.5 hour read
A Big Day for Baseball
By Mary Pope Osborne, A.G. Ford (Illustrator)
Book #29 in the Magic Tree House series
Two siblings travel back in time to 1947 to witness Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers
4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,164 ratings
96 pages· 7,661 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Jack and Annie, armed with magical baseball caps, are whisked to 1947 Brooklyn. Tasked as batboys, not players, they must unravel the mystery of a historic game. With only nine innings, can they discover what Morgan truly wants them to learn? Join their adventure filled with history, magic, and the thrill of baseball.
From the publisher
PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren’t great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps to a special ballgame in Brooklyn, New York. The magic tree house whisks them back to 1947!
When they arrive, Jack and Annie find out that they will be batboys in the game—not ballplayers. What exactly does Morgan want them to learn? And what’s so special about this game? They only have nine innings to find out!
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 7,661
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 400L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~2.8
- F&P level
- ~L
Publication
- Published
- August 1, 2017
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781524713119
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