About This Book
It's time to "Play ball!" when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run!
LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE THIS MYSTERY!
Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY • Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD • Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA • Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY • Fenway Park, Boston, MA • Yankee Stadium, NY • Puerto Rico • Plaza at Turner Field • Adirondack Mountains • The Grandstand Theater • Otsego Lake
Educational Items: Rules of Baseball • Negro American League • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League • Delta Airlines • Coca Cola • Atlanta Braves • Boston Braves/Beaneaters • 1996 World Series • 1996 Summer Olympics • Baseball Statistics • New York Yankees • The Great Depression • Civil War • Milwaukee Braves
People: Babe Ruth • Chipper Jones • Hank Aaron • Abner Doubleday • Jackie Robinson • Roberto Clemente • Derek Jeter • Ty Cobb • Honus Wagner • CY Young • Mickey Mantle • Lou Gehrig • Phillip Wrigley
This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, a scavenger hunt and activities.
Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:
Grade Levels: 3-6
Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.2
Accelerated Reader Points: 2
Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150375
Lexile Measure: 600
Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q
Developmental Assessment Level: 40
