What is the World Series? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by David Grayson Kenyon.
Title:
What is the World Series? / by Gail Herman ; illustrated by David Grayson Kenyon.
ISBN:
9780606367608
9780448484068
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Publication Information:
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Contents:
What is the World Series? -- In the beginning -- 1900s: The World Series takes off -- 1910s: Scandal -- 1920s: New York at bat -- 1930s: Dynasty -- 1940s: Color, curses, and Dem Bums -- 1950s: The "Subway Series" -- 1960s: Maz, and a miracle -- 1970s: Still cursed -- 1980s: An error and an earthquake -- 1990s: Worst to first -- 2000s: Standing together -- Timelines.
Summary:
Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America's Pastime to life.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.9 1 177123
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Audience:
680L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn893895263
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