Hey Batta Batta Swing!
What's This Book About
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE OF BASEBALL IN THIS FUNNY, FASCINATING JOURNEY FROM THE EARLIEST GAMES TO TODAY. Discover what it was like before there was a pitching mound or players had numbers on their jerseys. Learn how Babe Ruth got his nickname, why Brooklyn’s team was called the Dodgers, and what Roger Clemens gave to keep his lucky number 21 when he switched teams. See what clever ways players have found to win – even ways to cheat! Sprinkled throughout are definitions of baseball’s weird and wacky vocabulary, from a meatball to Uncle Charlie. Find out which player was traded for a bag of prunes, but don’t trade this book for anything! Ross MacDonald’s lively pictures bring fans close to the action with plenty of mischievous fun in this free-swinging tribute to the boys of summer.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Ross MacDonald (ross-macdonald.com) is the author and illustrator of Bad Baby, Henry’s Hand, Achoo! Bang!: The Noisy Alphabet, and Another Perfect Day. Ross has created illustrations and humor pieces for periodicals such as Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Time, Spy, and Rolling Stone. He was born and raised in Canada and now lives in Connecticut.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781416912071
- Publication Date
- February 27, 2007
- Publisher
- Margaret K McElderry Books
- Original Publication Date
- February 27, 2007
- Page Count
- 48
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 10 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2006008132
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 64595931
- Lexile® Level
- AD1050L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Y
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 109809
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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