Book Description

It's time to "Play ball!" when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run! LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE THIS MYSTERY! Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA Š National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY Š Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD Š Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA Š Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY Š Fenway Park, Boston, MA Š Yankee Stadium, NY Š Puerto Rico Š Plaza at Turner Field Š Adirondack Mountains Š The Grandstand Theater Š Otsego Lake Educational Items: Rules of Baseball Š Negro American League Š All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Š Delta Airlines Š Coca Cola Š Atlanta Braves Š Boston Braves/Beaneaters Š 1996 World Series Š 1996 World Series Š 1996 Summer Olympics Š Baseball Statistics Š New York Yankees Š The Great Depression Š Civil War Š Milwaukee Braves People: Babe Ruth Š Chipper Jones Š Hank Aaron Š Abner Doubleday Š Jackie Robinson Š Roberto Clemente Š Roberto Clemente Š Derek Jeter Š Ty Cobb Š Honus Wagner Š CY Young Š Mickey Mantle Š Lou Gehrig Š Phillip Wrigley Like all of Carole Marsh Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.2 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150375 Lexile Measure: 600 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40