Download or read book Good Wood The Story of the Baseball Bat written by Stuart Miller and published by ACTA Publications. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Crack of the Bat written by Bob Hill and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. It includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball, where .003 seconds means the difference between a home run and a foul ball. It tells the fascinating history of the still family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company, which in just 80 years went from making butter churns to making seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this are dozens of stories about the bats themselves, and the personal idiosyncracies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter. The book explains why the players picked the bats they did, the amazing lengths they would go to to protect them, and how valuable these bats have now become in the hands of collectors. Illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs, baseball decals, and icons, many in color, this book will become as much a cherished keepsake as some of the bats it describes.
Download or read book Lucky Baseball Bat written by Matt Christopher and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Martin, the Tigers' newest slugger, loses his lucky baseball bat, he fears that he has also lost his ability to play baseball
Download or read book Bats at the Ballgame written by Brian Lies and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On deck and ready for your reading lineup, New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Brian Lies’s ode to “batty” baseball fans. You think humans are the only ones who enjoy America’s national pastime? Grab your bat—the other kind—and your mitt, because it’s a whole new ballgame when evening falls and bats come fluttering from the rafters to watch their all-stars compete. Get set to be transported to the right-side-up and upside-down world of bats at play, as imagined and illustrated by bestselling author-illustrator Brian Lies. Hurry up! Come one—come all! We’re off to watch the bats play ball!
Download or read book The Cat the Rat and the Baseball Bat My Readers Level 1 written by Andy Griffiths and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What happens when a cat meets a rat with a baseball bat?"--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Brothers at Bat written by Audrey Vernick and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Acerra family had sixteen children, including twelve ball-playing boys. It was the 1930s, and many families had lots of kids. But only one had enough to field a baseball team . . . with three on the bench! The Acerras were the longest-playing all-brother team in baseball history. They loved the game, but more important, they cared for and supported each other and stayed together as a team. Nothing life threw their way could stop them. Full of action, drama, and excitement, this never-before-told true story is vividly brought to life by Audrey Vernick’s expert storytelling and Steven Salerno’s stunning vintage-style art.
Download or read book The Baseball Bat written by Ski Michaels and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bart Bat wants to join his animal friends on their baseball team, even though he usually sleeps during daylight hours when they are playing.
Download or read book Good Wood written by Stuart Miller and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Baseball Bats for Christmas written by Michael Kusugak and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Christmas in 1955 in Repulse Bay when two little boys find a bat to play baseball with on the Arctic circle.
Download or read book From Wood to Baseball Bat written by Robin Nelson and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!
Download or read book My Turn at Bat written by Ted Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1988-03-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ted Williams tells of his childhood, his military experience, and his baseball career.
Download or read book The Story of a Baseball Bat written by Robin Nelson and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! 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.
Download or read book Louisville Slugger written by and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photo essay describing how baseball bats are made for the Hillerich and Bradsby company in Louisville, Kentucy.
Download or read book The 34 Ton Bat written by Steve Rushin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unorthodox history of baseball told through the enthralling stories of the game's objects, equipment, and characters. No sport embraces its wild history quite like baseball, especially in memorabilia and objects. Sure, there are baseball cards and team pennants. But there are also huge balls, giant bats, peanuts, cracker jacks, eyeblack, and more, each with a backstory you have to read to believe. In The 34-Ton Bat, Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin tells the real, unvarnished story of baseball through the lens of all the things that make it the game that it is. Rushin weaves these rich stories -- from ballpark pipe organs played by malevolent organists to backed up toilets at Ebbets Field -- together in their order of importance (from most to least) for an entertaining and compulsive read, glowing with a deep passion for America's Pastime. The perfect holiday gift for casual fans and serious collectors alike, The 34-Ton Bat is a true heavy hitter.
Download or read book Story of a Baseball Bat written by Robin Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a tree become a baseball bat? Photos and straightforward text will take young readers through the process step-by-step.
Download or read book Luke Goes to Bat written by Rachel Isadora and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.
Download or read book Bats at the Beach written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick, call out Tell all you can reach: the night is just perfect for bats at the beach So pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets don t forget the moon-tan lotion and wing with this bunch of fuzzy bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. Brian Lies s enchanting art and cheery beachside verse will inspire bedtime imaginations again and again. Come visit a bedazzling world of moonlight, firelight, and . . . bats "
