Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,37 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 154150559X
How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat? Follow each step in the process—from cutting the wood to shipping the bat to a store—in this fascinating book!
Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,41 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1728410002
How does a tree become a baseball bat? First, a tree is cut into logs. Then logs are cut and shaped. Next a machine carves them. Then the bat is sanded. Follow the process step by step.
Author : Stuart Miller
Publisher : ACTA Publications
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2011-11-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0879460024
In Good Wood, New York Times contributor Stuart Miller takes readers on a journey through the rich and storied—and occasionally nefarious—story of the baseball bat and those who have made them and swung them. With over 50 photos, Miller reveals the creation, history, and development of the bat, brings readers up to date on modern methods and materials for making bats, and explores the folklore surrounding bats.
Author : Robin Nelson
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 151247746X
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat? Follow each step in the process—from cutting the wood to shipping the bat to a store—in this fascinating book!
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Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 21,37 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
A photo essay describing how baseball bats are made for the Hillerich and Bradsby company in Louisville, Kentucy.
Author : Gene Logsdon
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1603584013
Whether as an adolescent studying at a seminary or as a journalist living just outside Philadelphia's city limits, Gene has always lived and worked close to the woods, and his curiosity and keen sense of observation have taught him valuable lessons about a wide variety of trees: their distinct characteristics and the multiple benefits and uses they have. In addition to imparting many fascinating practical details of woods wisdom, A Sanctuary of Trees is infused with a philosophy and descriptive lyricism that is born from the author's passionate and lifelong relationship with nature:There is a point at which the tree shudders before it begins its descent. Then slowly it tips, picks up speed, often with a kind of wailing death cry from rending wood fibers, and hits the ground with a whump that literally shakes the earth underfoot. The air, in the aftermath, seems to shimmy and shiver, as if saturated with static electricity.
Author : Spike Carlsen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 635 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0061982776
In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist. At the same time, many of us are removed from the world where wood is shaped and celebrated every day. That world is inhabited by a unique assortment of eccentric craftsmen and passionate enthusiasts who have created some of the world's most beloved musical instruments, feared weapons, dazzling architecture, sacred relics, and bizarre forms of transportation. In A Splintered History of Wood, Spike Carlsen has uncovered the most outlandish characters and examples, from world-champion chainsaw carvers to blind woodworkers, the Miraculous Staircase to the Lindbergh kidnapping case, and many more, in a passionate and personal exploration of nature's greatest gift.
Author : Tessa Kenan
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 151243762X
Yikes, it's a vampire bat! Find out if vampire bats are really the stuff of legends or just another creature of the night in this carefully leveled text. High-quality photographs get readers up close and personal with these furry flying creatures, while critical thinking questions and a photo glossary introduce kids to nonfiction texts.
Author : Marissa Moss
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1613124937
As a boy, Kenichi “Zeni” Zenimura dreams of playing professional baseball, but everyone tells him he is too small. Yet he grows up to be a successful player, playing with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig! When the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in 1941, Zeni and his family are sent to one of ten internment camps where more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry are imprisoned without trials. Zeni brings the game of baseball to the camp, along with a sense of hope. This true story, set in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, introduces children to a little-discussed part of American history through Marissa Moss’s rich text and Yuko Shimizu’s beautiful illustrations. The book includes author and illustrator notes, archival photographs, and a bibliography.
Author : David Magee
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 24,88 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1633191095
Away from the game and the players for which it was crafted, the baseball bat is a sleek but humble creation. Yet in the hands of batters both young and old who have been stepping to the plate on diamonds around the world for more than a century, the bat is a powerful tool, capable of yielding lasting memories or making legends of a lifetime. And no bat has had more impact on baseball and the players of the game than Louisville Slugger, the tool of the trade used by millions-from the major leagues to college and youth leagues. In accordance with Louisville Slugger's 125th anniversary, the complete history of the bat, its impact on the game, and the ongoing story of Hillerich and Bradsby's family business is told in these pages. Blending firsthand stories from former and current major leaguers with details from more than 100 years of craftsmanship and contribution, this comprehensive history of baseball's bat and its impact on America's game is a must-have and must-read for anyone who has ever stood at the plate waiting on a pitch-or watched as a fan-hoping for a miracle.
