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Lipman Pike: America's First Home Run King
Contributor(s): Michelson, Richard (Author), Pullen, Zachary (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 1585364657     ISBN-13: 9781585364657
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
OUR PRICE: $16.10  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2010032367
Age Level: 6-9
Grade Level: 1-4
Lexile Measure: 900(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 11.1" L (1.05 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Awards: National Jewish Book Award, Finalist, Children's Illustrated, 2011
Review Citations: Booklist 03/01/2011 pg. 46
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
New York Times Book Review 07/24/2011 pg. 22
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2011
School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 99
New York Times Book Review 07/17/2011 pg. 13
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2011 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 143547
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
In the mid 1800s the sport of baseball was working its way across the United States. Amateur teams were springing up and in 1858 the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed. Young men were eager to show their prowess on the field and in the batter's box.


Lipman Pike's father, a Dutch immigrant, runs a small haberdashery in Brooklyn, New York, though Lip is more interested in watching the ball players than working behind the counter. His mother doesn't approve -- Jewish boys should be paying attention to more sensible matters. But when Lip is barely a teenager, he's invited to join the Nationals Junior Club and play first base. When he hits his first pitch over the right fielder's head, Lip knows baseball is the sport for him.


 
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