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Highlights
- With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!
- Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2003 4th Winner, Golden Sower Award (Young Adult) 2002 4th Winner
- 8-12 Years
- 7.84" x 4.98" Paperback
- 160 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Sports & Recreation
- Series Name: Baseball Card Adventures
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About the Book
With the help of old baseball cards, Joe can travel through time. So when Joe writes a book report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society, he goes back in time to meet Jackie Robinson.Book Synopsis
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life!
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So, for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin--and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage.
With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball's past.
From the Back Cover
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoscack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin -- and forever change his view of history and his definition of01-02 Golden Sower Award Masterlist (YA Cat.) and 00 Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award (Intermed. Cat.)
Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So for his report, Joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, Jackie Robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Joe plans on writing a prize-winning report. But he doesn't plan on a trip that will for a short time change the color of his skin--and forever change his view of history and his definition of courage.Review Quotes
"Fans of America's favorite pastime will particularly appreciate the details...Full of action, this title will spark history discussions and be a good choice for book reports and leisure reading." -- "School Library Journal""Dan Gutman has devised a wonderful mechanism for teaching social history while telling a great tale." -- "The Philadelphia Inquirer""Pounds home a powerful message about a great man in a kid-friendly way...great play-by-play action." -- "Buffalo News"
"POUNDS HOME A POWERFUL MESSAGE ABOUT A GREAT MAN IN A KID-FRIENDLY WAY . . . GREAT PLAY-BY-PLAY ACTION". Buffalo News