books about baseball

[CactusPair]

Does anyone have a dc crazy about baseball? Can you recommend some good titles for a 3rd grader?

Fiction, non-fiction, it's all good. Can be an independent read or a read-aloud, up to an easy-ish adult level.

Any recommendations?

[Dana in OR]

Not a book, but a baseball nut in our family loved Sports Illustrated for Kids. He devoured every page.

[Kristine out of lurking]

Has he read any/all Matt Christopher (juvenile fiction)?

[Kathleen in VA]

Has he read any/all Matt Christopher (juvenile fiction)?

That's what I was going to say:).

[Once]

Follow my Leader is one I thought of. It's not about baseball persay but if your ready to make a stretch it is good literature.

[Sue in St Pete]

Has he read any/all Matt Christopher (juvenile fiction)?

:iagree:

Also, Dean Hughes has a 9 book series called The Scrappers. It is wonderful - great morals without being preachy.

ETA: Each book focuses on one of the kids and the position they play. Each child has their own struggle to overcome and each position is explained along with tips for playing that position.

[teachermom2834]

or something like that. I think the author is Dan Gutman. I know a couple of the titles are Babe and Me and Jackie and Me. Basically a kid travels back in time and gets involved with baseball greats. My kids really enjoyed them.

There are also a couple by Mike Lupica. I wouldn't necessarily recommend them. They are a little too "modern" for my endorsement but my 10 yo has read and enjoyed them. There is one call Heat.

Matt Christopher books have also been very popular.

Good Luck.
Marie

[Novafan]

We have book 1 of a series called Barnstormers by Loren Long and Phil Bildner and my boys (6 and 8) enjoyed it.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qXSCVuAZL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

There are 2 more books available in the series and Bildner has a few other baseball books as well.

[Chelle in MO]

"Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia!" is hilarious!

Chelle

[In The Great White North]

Casey at the Bat is great for memorizing too.

[CactusPair]

Not a book, but a baseball nut in our family loved Sports Illustrated for Kids. He devoured every page.

That's an excellent idea! I never would have thought of that. I'll check our library this week. If it's a hit, aK SI for Kids subscription would be a neat Christmans present.:001_smile:

Thanks a lot!

[CactusPair]

Has he read any/all Matt Christopher (juvenile fiction)?

I'm so glad you mentioned that! I hadn't heard of Matt Christopher, but your post prompted me to go hunt down the book ds read a few weeks ago. Yes! It's by Matt Christopher and there's a list of a bunch of his sports books. I had no idea. I've been busy lately and hadn't thought to check on this.

Thanks so much! I will go the library to look for more of his titles.

The Matt Christopher book he recently finished was his first independently-read chapter book. He devoured it in a day, staying up really late to finish it even! M.C. must be pretty interesting for ds to do that! He usually likes to play outside, whacking balls and digging in the dirt instead of reading.

I was so amazed when he read the book; I cried a little with joy. It was just a book I had gotten from the Goodwill ages ago. He picked it off the shelf and couldn't stop.

A few days ago I asked him if there was anything special he'd like to study or read about in homeschool and he said "baseball."

i thought, "better go to the hive and ask for some ideas!"

Thanks :001_smile:

[CactusPair]

That's what I was going to say:).

Thanks for the great suggestion!

[CactusPair]

Follow my Leader is one I thought of. It's not about baseball persay but if your ready to make a stretch it is good literature.

That's interesting. I asw this in the SL catalog and have been wanting to make this one of our read-alouds. I didn't know there was a baseball element in it! I'll have to move that one to the top of our RA list.

Thanks for the great idea! It has a guide dog in it, too, right? My dd will like it, too, then.:)

Much appreciation for the suggestion!

[CactusPair]

:iagree:

Also, Dean Hughes has a 9 book series called The Scrappers. It is wonderful - great morals without being preachy.

Thanks! Sounds good, I'll look into it.:001_smile: I like books that teach character.

You guys know so much; I never even heard of these!

Thanks bunch

[CactusPair]

or something like that. I think the author is Dan Gutman. I know a couple of the titles are Babe and Me and Jackie and Me. Basically a kid travels back in time and gets involved with baseball greats. My kids really enjoyed them.

There are also a couple by Mike Lupica. I wouldn't necessarily recommend them. They are a little too "modern" for my endorsement but my 10 yo has read and enjoyed them. There is one call Heat.

Matt Christopher books have also been very popular.

Good Luck.
Marie

Wow, thanks! These sound right up ds's alley. I'll check the library next week.:001_smile: Thank you for the wonderful ideas. I never could have come up with these on my own.

[CactusPair]

We have book 1 of a series called Barnstormers by Loren Long and Phil Bildner and my boys (6 and 8) enjoyed it.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qXSCVuAZL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

There are 2 more books available in the series and Bildner has a few other baseball books as well.

Cool! These look good. I'll add them to our list!

Much appreciation

[CactusPair]

"Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia!" is hilarious!

Chelle

Thanks! Ds likes funny books! I didn't know there was a baseball Amelia. We'll definitely get this one.

Great suggestion!

[CactusPair]

Casey at the Bat is great for memorizing too.

Now *that* is a good idea! Thanks so much. I think we'll enjoy reading this one aloud together! I had forgotten about that poem.

The first item on our memory work list this year???:001_smile:


Much appreciation!

[In The Great White North]

How about Baseball Math?


http://www.goodyearbooks.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=381

[Penelope]

Picture books:

http://www.amazon.com/Lou-Gehrig-Luckiest-David-Adler/dp/0152024832

and "Home Run: the Story of Babe Ruth"

There are probably lots of biographies for children slightly older, too.