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Baseball's greatest myths and legends / by Elliott Smith.
"Did a major-league pitcher really hit a bird with a fastball in the middle of a game? What did a goat have to do with the Chicago Cubs not winning a championship for more than 70 years? Did Babe Ruth really point toward center field just before hitting a big home run in the 1932 World Series? Prepare to uncover the real stories behind these and other great baseball myths and legends!"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781669003458
- ISBN: 9781669040217
- Physical Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2023]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Tied up -- Legendary called shot -- A doomed bird -- Who invented baseball? -- Highway homer -- Billy goat curse. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9-11 Capstone Press. Grades 4-6 Capstone Press. 540L Lexile Decoding demand: 85 (very high) Semantic demand: 96 (very high) Syntactic demand: 61 (high) Structure demand: 86 (very high) Lexile |
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| Subject: | Baseball > Miscellanea > Juvenile literature. Baseball > History > Juvenile literature. Legends > Juvenile literature. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus Public Library | J 796.357 Smith (Text) | 32017000083992 | New Juvenile Books | Available | - |
