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What Is the World Series? by Gail Herman

What Is the World Series?

Gail Herman

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · June 23, 2015

A Sports pick for readers exploring What Is the World Series?.

20th-Century U.S.Sports Biographies for KidsBaseball & Softball
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Who it’s for
Baseball’s biggest championship offers a century-spanning look at changing games, hard-won triumphs, and heartbreak.
Themes
Baseball history, Championship competition, Triumph and heartbreak
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

"Strike – you’re out!" "He’s safe!" "Homerun!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses, this action-packed book brings America’s Pastime to life.

October’s Long Game

Baseball’s biggest championship offers a century-spanning look at changing games, hard-won triumphs, and heartbreak.

Come here for

  • A hundred years of World Series history
  • Baseball triumphs, heartbreak, and superstitious curses

Expect

  • A lively look back at America’s pastime
  • The original games, and how they differ from today’s

Where it sits

Baseball & Softball98%
Sports Biographies for Kids60%
20th Century U.S.56%

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Publisher categories

  • U.S. History
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Baseball & Softball
Authors
Gail Herman
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
June 23, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Baseball history · Championship competition · Triumph and heartbreak
Reading lane
U.S. History