Play Ball!


Book Description

Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World




Play Ball!


Book Description

Jorge loved the feel of the ball in his glove, the bat in his hand, and the game of baseball. Day and night he would play with his sister, his father, and his friends. At night he dreamed of baseball. When he and his mother visit New York and he sees Yankee Stadium for the first time, he knows there is only one way to get there: work hard and play ball. Based on the childhood of New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, this is the story of a boy from Puerto Rico who grew up to be a champion.




Play Ball with Me!


Book Description

A kitten, being picked up from preschool by his parent, asks, “What will we play today? Let’s play a ballgame!” This book with sturdy cardstock pages and clever die-cuts is made for active youngsters who long to play grown-up games. Though they are too young to actually play baseball, soccer, basketball or football, they are never too young to pretend. The child is asked to guess each game, using the type of ball and the playing field as clues. Then, as the page turns, a die-cut ball appears to move from one page to the next. The little kitten is shown as a member of a winning team with every piece of that game’s uniform and equipment pictured. This adorable book ends on the realistic note of playing catch.




Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia


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For use in schools and libraries only. The lovable, hilarious amelia Bedelia is back, filling in for a sick player on the Grizzlies baseball team. Watch out Because nobody plays ball like Amelia Bedelia.




Let's Play Ball


Book Description

A young boy loves to play with all kinds of balls.




Play Ball, Jackie!


Book Description

On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.




Play Ball!


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A beginning reader with a second-grade reading level, "Play Ball!" tells the story of Michael, an aspiring baseball player who is terrified to learn the school bully will be playing against him.




Play Ball


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Reveals the identities of the real controlling forces in the game, answers questions about escalating salaries, and illustrates the financial state of the game.




Frank and Ernest Play Ball


Book Description

With the help of a baseball dictionary so they can learn the necessary language, an elephant and a bear take over the management of a baseball team.




Play Ball


Book Description

Spot the dog causes problems when he decides to play ball with Dick and Jane.