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Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Guided Reading: NR

Book Type: Read-Aloud Book

Genre/Theme:

  • Classics
  • Poetry and Rhymes

Topics:

  • Pride
  • Baseball
  • Softball

About This Book

The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game, with additional text placing it in the context of Little League.

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Ernest Lawrence Thayer: Thayer was a student of philosophy and manager of wool mills. Read More.

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Patricia Polacco: I lived the first five years of my life on a farm in Union City, Michigan, with my mom and grandparents. It was the most ... Read More.


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