Great Baseball Books and Resources for Kids

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Science of Baseball
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Home run : the story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh J EASY
Burleigh
ISBN 0152009701
A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home
run.
When the fireflies come / by Jonathan London J EASY London
ISBN 0525454047
A group of children play baseball through the day until fireflies come out
at dusk
Dirt on their skirts : the story of the young women who won the
world championship by Doreen Rappaport and Lyndall Callan J EASY
Rappaport
ISBN 0803720424
Margaret experiences the excitement of watching the 1946 championship game
of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as it goes into extra
innings.
Free baseball by Sue Corbett J Fiction Corbett
ISBN 0525471200
Eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy
for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a
famous Cuban outfielder. Includes glossaries of baseball terms and Spanish
words and phrases.
Jackie and me : a baseball card adventure by Dan Gutman J
Fiction Gutman
ISBN 0380976854
With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes
back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the
process.
Sports shorts : an anthology of short stories / by Joseph
Bruchac J Fiction Sport
ISBN 1581960409
A collection of eight semi-autobiographical stories about the authors'
experiences with sports while growing up.
A strong right arm : the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson by
Michelle Y. Green J 796.357092 G797s
ISBN 0803726619
A biography of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of only three women (so far) to
play professional baseball. Johnson was a pitcher with the Negro Leagues'
Indianapolis Clowns from 1953 to 1955.
H is for home run : a baseball alphabet / written by Brad
Herzog J 796.357 H582h
ISBN 1585362190
In an alphabet book that highlights the game of baseball, easy-to-read
rhymes accompany facts about the history, players, and places of the
national pastime.
Heroes of baseball : the men who made it America's favorite game
by Robert Lipsyte. J 796.357092 L767h
ISBN 0689867417
Presents a history of baseball, demonstrating its influence on American
culture and providing anecdotes of some of its most famous players.
