A Big Day for Baseball
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2017 · Est. 1.5 hour read

A Big Day for Baseball

Written by Mary Pope Osborne · Illustrated by AG Ford

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

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96 pages· 7,661 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· 400L
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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
Themes & topics
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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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