Baseball

Mr. Putter & Tabby Drop the Ball

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Copies: 7

Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, love to take naps. But do they nap too much? What they need is a sport! Luckily, Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, know of a baseball team they can join. It's not long before Mr. Putter is ready to play ball with the Yankee Doodle Dandies, but will his creaky knees cooperate? And can Zeke avoid wreaking havoc on the field?

Author:

Cynthia Ryland & Arthur Howard

Lexile:

410L

Casey at the Bat

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Copies: 1

"And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville-mighty Casey has struck out." Those lines have echoed through the decades, the final stanza of a poem published pseudonymously in the June 3, 1888, issue of the San Francisco Examiner. Its author would rather have seen it forgotten. Instead, Ernest Thayer's poem has taken a well-deserved place as an enduring icon of Americana.

Author:

Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Roberto Clemente

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Bio of Roberto Clemente from Latino Sports Legends web site.

Great Athletes: Roberto Clemente

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Bio of Roberto Clemente from Salem Press

Roberto Clemente's Gifts From the Heart

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Article about Roberto Clemente from Scholastic.

Keeping Score (Unabridged)

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Both Maggie Fortini and her brother, Joey-Mick, were named for baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Unlike Joey-Mick, Maggie doesn't play baseball - but at almost 10 years old, she is a dyed-in-the-wool fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Maggie can recite all the players' statistics and understands the subtleties of the game.

Author:

Linda Sue Park

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

770L

Length:

04:35

The Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball: Cam Jansen, Book 6 (Unabridged)

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The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first 10 books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam's cool, modern look!

Author:

David Adler

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

500L

Length:

00:36

The Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball: Cam Jansen, Book 6 (Unabridged)

108 Stitches: The Physics in Baseball (2004)

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Shows the various physical forces at play in the pitch, the hit, the flight of the ball and the run around the bases. DVD includes 4 programs: 1. The Pitch takes a look at gravity, air drag, and the Magnus force. 2.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:28

SportsCamp: Baseball (2005)

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Sportscamp Baseball is nine hard-hitting, expert training sessions for young players, their parents and coaches. From hitting and pitching to fielding and bunting, these in-depth lessons are taught by three-time American League All-Star and two-time World series Champ Bucky Dent and MLB coaches Larry Hoskins and Wally Horsman.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

High

Professional

Length:

01:00