Lipman Pike
Lipman Pike

Lipman Pike

Written by Richard Michelson & illustrated by Zachary Pullen
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6 - 10
Reading age
32
Page count
46
Words per page
900L
Lexile measure
Feb 14, 2011
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In the mid 1800s the sport of baseball was working its way across the United States. Amateur teams were springing up and in 1858 the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed. Young men were eager to show their prowess on the field and in the batter’s box. Lipman Pike’s father, a Dutch immigrant, runs a small haberdashery in Brooklyn, New York, though Lip is more interested in watching the ball players than working behind the counter. His mother doesn’t approve— Jewish boys should be paying attention to more sensible matters. But when Lip is barely a teenager, he’s invited to join a local club. When he hits his first pitch over the right fielder’s head, Lip knows baseball is the sport for him. Award-winning author Richard Michelson chronicles the meteoric rise of one of baseball’s earliest (and unsung) champions.

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      Author
      Richard Michelson

      Richard Michelson’s twenty three books for children, teens and adults have been listed among the Ten Best of the Year by The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and The New Yorker; and among the Best Dozen of the decade by Amazon.com. He received the 2018 National Jewish Book Award and the Sydney Taylor Gold Medal for his latest book, The Language of Angels. His previous book Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy received a Junior Library Guild Gold medal and was chosen to represent the state of Massachusetts at the 2018 National Book Festival. Michelson is a 2016 recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship and served two terms as Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA. He is the owner of R. Michelson Galleries www.RMichelson.com which represents many prominent children’s book illustrators.

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      Zachary Pullen

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781585364657
    Publication Date
    February 14, 2011
    Publisher
    Sleeping Bear Press
    Original Publication Date
    February 1, 2011
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    46
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    6 - 10 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2010032367
    Lexile® Level
    900L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~V
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.7
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    143547
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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