Acclaimed author of the Parents' Choice Jim & Me, Dan Gutman adds a fictional twist to the true story of pitching legend "Satchel" Paige. After facing a flamethrowing Little League hurler, 13-year-old "Stosh" Stoshack time-travels back to 1942 to join Satchel on an unforgettable road trip to the Negro League World Series. With nobody out and the series on the line, Stosh watches as Old Satch intentionally walks three straight batters, waves all but his catcher off the field, and then challenges the best hitter in baseball.
When a new baseball team comes to Munchytown, the Munchy Bunch gang can't wait to play! But Coach Brock O. Lee soon discovers his team needs to shape up and ditch their junk food habits if they're going to win ball games. Volume 4 in the series, "Chompy & the Munchy Bunch" will entertain and educate your young ones. Perfect for ages 4 - 9.
Best-selling author Dan Gutman delights young readers with the what-if appeal and gentle humor of his Baseball Card Adventures, featuring a time-travelling boy who loves baseball. When Stosh travels into the past to meet Roberto Clemente, a legendary ballplayer and a beloved humanitarian, he's got only one goal-to warn Roberto not to get on the doomed plane that will end his life in a terrible crash. "This series entry is both amusing and informative."-Booklist
Once upon a time there was a Princess . . . . . . who made a pit stop. While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up! Give up? Not THIS princess! Instead, she hit the gas! Join Her Royal Highness in the driver's seat for a mad dash to the finish in this exciting ode to auto racing. With appearances by fairy tale favorites including the Tortoise and the Hare, the Frog Prince, and ALL of the Wicked Witches, this rollicking mash-up of race cars and royalty is a true celebration of both girl power and horsepower.
Adventure and discover with the bold and intrepid Becket Branch when her family's move from city to a country farm means big changes! Everything is changing for Becket Branch. From subways to sidewalks to safety rules, Becket is a city kid born and raised. Now the Branch family is trading urban bustle for big green fields and moving to Gran's farm, where Becket has to make sense of new routines from feeding animals to baling hay. And as much as Becket loves to yell 'Beautiful Alert!' there's a lot about the countryside that is just plain odd. But Becket is ready to put her own spin on country life. Whether selling her mouth-puckering lemonade, feeding hostile hens, or trying to make a best friend of her new neighbor Frieda Franca, Becket is determined to use her city smarts to get a grip on farm living. Laugh and learn with Becket as she mucks through the messy, exuberant human experience of change she didn't ask for, in a story that sparkles with quirky characters and lasting connections.
From the author of bestselling and Carnegie-nominated debut BOY UNDERWATER comes a moving and hilarious novel for 10+ readers about friendships, family secrets, mystery – and life-changing hidden treasure…
Jessica is playing with her family at the river when she finds a dirty, bedraggled teddy bear in the water.
She has no idea that it will change everything, forever.
Meanwhile, Cymbeline comes home from school to find that his mum’s house has been broken into – and the thieves seemed oddly focused on his toys. Thank goodness he had Not Mr Fluffy, his Bear of Most Extreme Importance, with him.
Soon, Jessica and Cymbeline find themselves swept up in a mystery that spans decades, threatens their families, and turns their lives upside down.
But sometimes, just maybe, a new life can be a really wonderful thing…
The sponsor of his baseball team tells Stosh about the bum rap Shoeless Joe Jackson got for his part in the scheme to fix the 1919 World Series. Now Stosh decides to use his special talent of traveling back in time to warn Jackson against becoming involved. The trouble is, some vicious gangsters stand to make a bunch of money if the fix is on-and they'll do anything to keep Stosh from interfering. Popular author Dan Gutman's previous Baseball Card Adventures include Honus & Me and Babe & Me.
A funny and empowering new story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies!
Love Monster is going on an exciting adventure… to the beach! He can’t wait to be THE BEST SURFER IN THE WORLD! But as Love Monster gets closer to the extremely big waves, the less sure he is. Will he even have the courage to dip a toe in the ocean?
A reassuring let-the-waves-roll-over-your-feet story about how, sometimes, perfect is just one more practice away.
Danko, el potro de Grígor, es capaz de guiarse por las estrellas y tiene más fuerza que cuatro caballos juntos. Además, entiende el lenguaje de los humanos, aunque solo obedece a Grígor. Pero tantas virtudes traerán la desgracia al potro y al muchacho, porque la fama de Danko llega a oídos del ambicioso Pávirich. ¿Podrá la amistad entre ambos superar todas las dificultades? Esta es una estupenda novela con tintes fantásticos que refleja el valor del cariño y la solidaridad.
Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.
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José Antonio Panero es un escritor español licenciado en Filología Hispánica que ha ganado varios premios literarios de poesía y narrativa, como el Premio El Barco de Vapor.
The heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller.In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there...When the Bismarck sinks, one of the only German survivors is taken on board a British ship as a prisoner of war. Sent to live with a host family, Walter must adapt to a new way of life, in the heart of an enemy country. Gradually, though, he finds a friend in ten-year-old Grace. So when the time finally comes to go back to Germany, it's an emotional parting, with Walter leaving Grace with only a carved wooden dog to remember him by. The question is, will Walter and Grace ever meet again? In 1966, with the World Cup coming to Britain, that opportunity may just have come along...
Listen and relive the exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Learn the secrets of stone-skipping champions and about a blind skier, along with other stories about sports and games.
Stories include: A Coaching Legend by Paul Robert Walker, Blind Ambition by Rachelle Burk, Changing-Up Your Pitching by C. G. Morelli, Dedicated to the Goal by Marty Kaminsky, Fishing for a Living by Sara Matson, Having a Ball by Jen Bryant, Inuit Games by Nicole Lapointe, Making a Splash by Carla C. Engelbrecht, Marathon Man by Randy Stowell, On Your Mark Get Set Pedal by Natasha Wing, and more!
Jake is part of a very special family. A rowdy bunch of siblings and an incredible mom and dad. They have a life filled with art, music, long summer nights on the cape, and lots and lots of baseball. But no one is more special in Jake's mind than his younger brother Edward. From the moment he was born it seemed Edward was destined for greatness. He could make anyone laugh and everyone think. And he was the only kid in the whole town who could learn how to throw the perfect knuckleball. Jake looks back on one year in particular. It was a magical time, where everything seemed perfect--until the unimaginable happens and Edward dies. But looking back, Jake learns so much about himself by remembering his brother. He realizes what a gift Edward was to his family and those around him, and he sees firsthand the amazing gift Edward is able to give a stranger who is in desperate need of a miracle.
