Download or read book The Home Run Kid Races on written by Stephanie True Peters and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvester improves his baseball skills while being coached by a man who bears a striking resemblance to baseball great Ty Cobb.
Download or read book Return of the Home Run Kid written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-11-16 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvester's baseball has been so dismal that the coach has him warming the bench. So when Cheeko offers to show him a few pointers, he eagerly accepts his offer. But Sylvester can't help thinking there's something fishy about Cheeko.
Download or read book The Home Run Kid Races On written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home run slugger Sylvester Coddmyer the Third has an amazing secret. For three seasons, he's been coached by men who look exactly like baseball legends: Babe Ruth, Eddie Cicotte, and Mickey Mantle. Are these men just impersonating famous ballplayers, as his friend Duane insists? Or are they from the "beyond," as Snooky Malone believes? The mystery deepens in this fourth title of the exciting Home Run Kid series when yet another character from baseball's past appears to coach Syl. But is Syl the only one getting pointers? And will Snooky ever get to the bottom of this mystery?
Download or read book Comeback of the Home Run Kid written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvester Coddmyer III, star of "The Kid Who Only Hit Homers" and "Return of the Home Run Kid" is about to face his biggest challenge yet. He sprains his ankle and wonders how he will hit homers--or even singles--when every swing means pain.
Download or read book Comeback of the Home Run Kid written by Stephanie True Peters and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After badly spraining his ankle just before the summer baseball season begins, Sylvester Coddmyer III meets a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Charlie Comet who helps him compensate for the injury by learning to switch-hit.
Download or read book Return of the Home Run Kid written by Matt Christopher and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1994-04-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvester Coddmyer III is having a dismal baseball season until he takes advice from a mysterious ex-ballplayer named Cheeko and starts to play more aggressively.
Download or read book Great Moments in American Auto Racing written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of auto racing is chock-full of famous moments, with big-name drivers like Mario Andretti and Jeff Gordon. The histories of the Indy 500 and Daytona 500 races are rich with legendary drivers, family dynasties, rivalries, and tragedies. Fans of this sport are truly loyal and fanatical, and readers will eat up all the descriptions of nail-biting moments of tension. Packed with facts and action, this is a book young NASCAR fans will reach for again and again -- and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
Download or read book Football Fugitive with SNEAK PEEKS of 8 Matt Christopher Books written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: !--StartFragment--Calling all sports fans! Do you love reading about football, baseball, basketball, or soccer? Look no further for the best of the best from Matt Christopher. Get your game face on with the fast-paced, full novel, Football Fugitive! Then, whether you're interested in Slam Dunks, Penalty Shots, or you think you're the next Primetime Pitcher, the SNEAK PEEKS of eight more Matt Christopher books will be sure to stimulate your thirst for these other action-packed novels for young readers! !--EndFragment--
Download or read book Ken Griffey Jr The Home Run Kid written by Larry Stone and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Ken Griffey, JR.
Download or read book Home Run written by Robert Burleigh and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.
Download or read book Hook Shot Hero written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim Daniels is back at Camp Wikasaukee with rest of the gang from Nothin' But Net, serving as a mentor to three young rookies, and he's got his hands full! He's still working on keeping his height from getting in the way of his game--he's shorter than most of the guys. Plus, he's got a bully on his hands, and he's got to find a way to inspire his campers. Good thing NCAA pro Dick Dunbar is there to help Tim with a super-cool shot that gives him the confidence to make his mark at camp. Packed with on the court action and useful lessons about the game, this is story that gets to the heart of what team sports are all about--and because it comes from Matt Christopher, young readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
Download or read book Out at Second written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should Manny keep his promise-even if it puts his friend in danger? When the Grizzlies' first basemen is sidelined two days before the playoffs, catcher Manny Griffin and second baseman Stu Fletcher take it upon themselves to help his replacement become a better player. The three practice together and all is going well-until a wild throw hits Stu right in the head! Manny gives his word to keep quiet, but a few days later, Stu starts acting funny. Now Manny faces a difficult decision: should he break his promise and let Stu and the team down... or keep silent and hope that he's not putting Stu in danger? Matt Christopher is the name young readers turn to when they're looking for fast-paced, action packed sports novels.
Download or read book On the Court with Dwight Howard written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwight Howard was a high school phenomenon who soared head and shoulders above all other players to become the number-one draft pick in 2004. Since joining the Orlando Magic, Howard has powered the team to its first NBA Finals in more than a decade. He's an absolute monster on the boards. And in 2009 won the coveted Defensive Player of the Year award-before he was even twenty-five years old! With plenty of seasons still ahead of him, there's no telling how high Dwight Howard will soar. If you want a close look at one of basketball's superstars, look no further! All the stats, quotes, and action are here, plus photos and career highlights. And because it comes from Matt Christopher, readers know they're getting the best sports writing on the shelf.
Download or read book Home Run written by Christine Platt and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book A Big Day for Baseball written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Jackie Robinson and solve a mystery in the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House chapter book series! PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren’t great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps to a special ballgame in Brooklyn, New York. The magic tree house whisks them back to 1947! When they arrive, Jack and Annie find out that they will be batboys in the game—not ballplayers. What exactly does Morgan want them to learn? And what’s so special about this game? They only have nine innings to find out! Discover history, mystery, humor, and baseball in this one-of-a-kind adventure in Mary Pope Osborne’s New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series lauded by parents and teachers as books that encourage reading. Magic Tree House books, with fiction and nonfiction titles, are perfect for parents and teachers using the Core Curriculum. With a blend of magic, adventure, history, science, danger, and cuteness, the topics range from kid pleasers (pirates, the Titanic, pandas) to curriculum perfect (rain forest, American Revolution, Abraham Lincoln) to seasonal shoo-ins (Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving). There is truly something for everyone here!
Download or read book Mickey Mantle s Last Home Run written by Steven A. Falco and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-12-21 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TJ and Jonathan are teen-age friends and teammates on the JV baseball team. Like many young people growing up in America in the late sixties, they have heroes. For TJ, who is white, it is Mickey Mantle, the aging star of the New York Yankees. For Jonathan, who is black, it is Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, 1968 is a bad year for heroes and—America. Their friendship is strained to the breaking point when Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. Jonathan, who is devastated by the murder, blames all white people, TJ included. TJ then has to struggle through the challenges of the JV baseball season in his racially-torn town, without the support of his friend. Is there anything that can repair their broken bond? Would it take still another American tragedy?
Download or read book The Kid Who Only Hit Homers written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2009-12-19 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over one million copies sold! A baseball fan learns the true meaning of success in this beloved classic that will capture the imaginations of a new generation of young readers. Sylvester loves baseball, but he isn't exactly what you'd call a good hitter. Even though he wants nothing more than to join his neighborhood team, the Hooper Redbirds, he's sure he'll never do anything more than warm the bench. But then he meets the mysterious Mr. Baruth who promises to make Sylvester one of the best players ever. Suddenly, Sylvester goes from the worst player on the team to the kid who can only hit homers. With his overnight success, however, come tough questions. Will Sylvester ever learn the true meaning of teamwork? And what will happen when he has to learn to stand on his own? This beloved story about baseball, confidence, perseverance, and being a good teammate is a modern classic and sure to win over a new generation of young sports fans.
