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Great Baseball Books  and Resources for Kids

Baseball Almanac
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/support.shtml

Black Baseball’s Negro League http://www.blackbaseball.com/

Science of Baseball
http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/

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.