[PDF] Mudville eBook

Author : Kurtis Scaletta
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 16,11 MB
Release : 2009-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375891560

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Welcome to Moundville, where it’s been raining for longer than Roy McGuire has been alive. Most people say the town is cursed—right in the middle of their big baseball game against rival town Sinister Bend, black clouds crept across the sky and it started to rain. That was 22 years ago . . . and it’s still pouring. Baseball camp is over, and Roy knows he’s in for a dreary, soggy summer. But when he returns home, he finds a foster kid named Sturgis sprawled out on his couch. As if this isn’t weird enough, just a few days after Sturgis’s arrival, the sun comes out. No one can explain why the rain has finally stopped, but as far as Roy’s concerned, it’s time to play some baseball. It’s time to get a Moundville team together and finish what was started 22 years ago. It’s time for a rematch.

Author : Robert Raczka
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0761360158

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It had been only twenty-four hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into gloom and despair. But a new game day dawned, and Casey once again proved his might with a homer in the eighth. The Mudville nine took a one-run lead, but in the bottom of the ninth, their hurler walked three straight. Bases loaded and the starting pitcher spent, the Mudville manager was not bullish about his bullpen. With the game on the line, he called for rookie Joy Armstrong to take the mound. Could she bring joy to Mudville again?and prove that a girl can play ball as well as any boy?

Author : Greg Mitchell
Publisher : Washington Square Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 28,40 MB
Release : 2002-05-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780671035327

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It's a classic American rite of passage. It's Little League® baseball...and coaching his son's team gave one father a profound and hilarious perspective on the suburban field of dreams. Managing his son's wildly unpredictable Little League through two nail-biting seasons and a dramatic playoff showdown, Greg Mitchell (who once played baseball with Bruce Springsteen) learned as much about baseball as he did about today's kids, about parenting -- and about adult involvement in a game played by and meant for kids. With humor and wisdom, Mitchell captures a colorful cast of characters, outrageous anecdotes, and the pleasures and pitfalls faced by players and their coaches. Commenting on timely issues -- the phenomenon of "Little League rage" and the role of youth sports in our electronic age -- Mitchell scores with a memorable protrait of a father-son experience like no other.

Author : Dick Schaap
Publisher : Main Street Books
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 23,5 MB
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0307786099

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A comic lineup of stories, essays, cartoons, and more, from Lardner and Runyon to Philip Roth, Charles Addams to Charles Schulz, plus dozens of other funny fans. "The best baseball book of the season." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review. B & W photographs and illustrations throughout.

Author : Stephen Jay Gould
Publisher : Random House
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1409000095

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Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability to write eloquently about baseball, his great passion. Through the years, the renowned palaeontologist published numerous essays on the sport which have now for the first time been collected in a volume alive with all the candour and insight that characterized Gould's writing. Here are his thoughts on the complexities of childhood streetball and the joys of opening day; tributes to Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, and lesser-knowns such as deaf-mute centerfielder 'Dummy' Hoy; and a frank admission of the contradictions inherent in being a lifelong Yankees fan with Red Sox season tickets. So, too, does Gould deftly apply the tools of evolutionary theory to the demise of the 0.400 hitter, the Abner Doubleday creation myth, and the improbability of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. This book is a delight - an essential addition to Gould's remarkable legacy, and a fitting tribute to his love for the game.

Author : Kurtis Scaletta
Publisher : Yearling Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 037585472X

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After moving with his family to Liberia, twelve-year-old Linus discovers that he and the deadly black mamba have a mystical connection, which he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics.

Author : Caroll Spinney
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1984894323

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A guide to being grouchy, written and illustrated by the world's greatest grouch--Sesame Street's Oscar! So you want to be a grouch? Oscar, Sesame Street's resident grouch, is here to tell you how, in this hysterical hardcover book written and illustrated by Caroll Spinney--the puppeteer who brought Oscar to grouchy life for almost 50 years. This one-of-a-kind book offers laugh-out-loud, hilariously illustrated advice on how to live grouchily all day, every day, from morning (set your alarm clock to go off too early, and make sure it's LOUD!) till night (relax by playing broken records!). It's the perfect gift for grouches and Sesame Street fans of ALL AGES! Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics, which address specific needs, such as girls' education, financial empowerment, and autism. Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019--a yearlong celebration that highlights 50 years of distributing quality educational content to families around the world. Sesame Street is the most trusted name in early learning.

Author : Frank Jacobs
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 34,15 MB
Release : 1995-07-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780486289267

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A rapidly growing group of Chinese language students are known as advanced beginners or heritage students - those who were raised in the United States in Chinese-speaking homes and can speak the language but cannot read or write it. Liu and Wang's primer is addressed to meet the needs of this rapidly expanding population of Chinese language students.

Author : Ernest L. Thayer
Publisher : Handprint Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 14,55 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :

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Caldecott Honor Book : 2001.

Author : Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780879238780

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A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game.