With blackandwhite photographs and stats throughout the books, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, new york times bestselling author dan gutmans baseball card adventures bring some of the greatest players in american history to life. Joe found a honus wagner baseball card in an old ladies attic that he was cleaning. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. It is about a kid names stosh who plays baseball, hes also a big baseball card collector. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. When joe stoshack gets a job cleaning out an old ladys attic, he isnt expecting to be taken on a. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of baseball card adventures. Book 1 of 12 in the baseball card adventures series. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Honus wagners baseball card is the rarest and most expensive of all. In this addition to the baseball card adventures series, baseball, time travel and magic converge for, in pws words, a joyfully entertaining yarn that hits at least a triple. Dan gutman books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. And if you like baseball and the history of the game then this is a great book for you. His most popular titles include the timetravel sports book honus and me and its sequels, and a clutch of beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. Mickey and me baseball card adventure series this chapter book series by dan gutman is a more advanced version of the magic tree house series where the historical adventures are all baseball focused. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Gutmans other notable works include the first book in the baseball card adventures series, honus and me, the homework machine, the kid who ran for president, and several nonfiction books from early in his career. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
When baseball nut joe stoshack, 12, finds a mint condition honus wagner baseball card, he discovers that it is more than the worlds most valuable card. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a lowpaying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbors attic, he feels even worse. The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. If you could meet one person from history who achieved a dream you have, who would it be and why. Its his ticket to an amazing timetravel adventure to a historic world series.
Joe who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner baseball cardin the attic of a neighbor, and travels back in time to meet honus. Dan gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sportsloving author s baseball card adventure series. Stosh feels like a real loser, until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. In this addition to the baseball card adventures series, baseball. A baseball card adventure 0380788780 by gutman, dan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Used by permission of the author co kirchoffwolberg, inc.
Outside of that though, i thought the author did a good job bringing honus s time period to life through his descriptive narration. Joe later sees honus near one of his baseball games, and they agree to. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. If you like baseball,then i think you would like this book. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with black and white period photographs of wagner, this. Biographical information on steven dietz and dan gutman, if included in the playbook, may be used in all programs. In 2014 his title, texas with love, which was the fourth book in the genius files series, made the new york times best seller list. Why i kept reading honestly, it was only because i had to. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Jan 21, 2003 my 7 12 year old son hes an abovegrade reader has read all five, and loved all of, dan gutmans baseball card books.
Popular childrens author dan gutman creates a fantastic adventure that is sure to hit a home run with baseball fans of all ages. I have to balance my writing, family commitments, and free time. This box set includes three favorites from the series. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Its about a young boy named joe stoshack stosh for short who has a mysterious ability to. When young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan.
It is also a granter of wishes and a timetravel portal, through which wagner visits him in the present, and joe goes to the 1909 world series. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner card and travels back in time to meet honus. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store.
When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. Joe, the protagonist in this story, hopes to one day play professional baseball and dreams about meeting honus wagner. He knows everything there is to know about the game except how to play well. Childrens fiction writer, dan gutman, is an american writer who has written popular book series such as my weird school series, the genius files, the homework machine series and the baseball card adventures series. Dan gutman is the perfect author for baseball loving little boys. Its about a young boy named joe stoshack stosh for short who has a mysterious ability to travel through time, but only through baseball cards.
The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates in a world series for the record books. I wish i could visit every school that invites me, but thats impossible. I often have trouble suspending my disbelief in books about time travel and this one asked a bit much of me. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagner the most valuable baseball card in the world. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a lowpaying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbors attic, he feels even worse until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995.
Im a pretty regular jersey guy who spent fifteen years trying to write newspaper articles, magazine articles, screenplays, books for adults, and just about everything else before i discovered the one thing im good atwriting fiction for kids. Click download or read online button to get honus and me book now. They are extremly poor and need some money and they need it fast. Honus and me baseball card adventure series free pdf.
The my weird school series and its several companion series center around arlo a. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. Outside of that though, i thought the author did a good job bringing honuss time period to life through his descriptive narration. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely. Wagner in his heyday add a nostalgic quality to the book.
Having said that, there are two ways i can visit your school. His most popular titles include the timetravel sports book honus and me and its sequels, and a clutch of baseball books, including the green monster from left field. New york times bestselling author dan gutman takes. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card.
Dan gutman is my favorite kids author and writes extremely good books. As the game of all time began honus entered the field when i watched honus with his unstoppable rampage in the game finally it stopped it was a very slow motion thing to happen honus made it to base, but hed injured his hand in the process. Honus and me download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Tight flat spine, clean covers, corner bumping, edges gently flaking, shows signs of readers handling. And it has the power to transport stosh across time and into baseball history. The protagonist in this book gets his hands on one. Join to find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite ya authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests. He is the author of the baseball card adventures series, my weird school series, my weird school daze series, my weirder school series, and the genius files series. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of honus and me baseball card adventure series.
Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. Baseball card adventure by dan gutman 2003, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Dan gutman joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner card and travels back in time to meet honus. Dec 27, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Ive read most of the books of this series but this book is probably my favorite. New york times bestselling author dan gutman takes readers on a page. This book will make you want to keep flipping the pages until there are none left to read.
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