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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780380805044
ISBN number: 0380805049
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: March 01, 2002
Publishing house: HarperTrophy
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: March 05, 2002
Sale Popularity Level: 54839
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On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs -- New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the subsequent pitch there.
Did he call the shot or didn't he? Witnesses never agreed. Like other baseball fans, Joe Stoshack wants to know the truth. But unlike other fans, Joe has the astonishing ability to travel through time and solve one of baseball's greatest puzzles....
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Book drags a little in beginning, then really picks up some momentum. This is a very good book, not only about the babe, but the way real histoy fact, is mixed with a little fiction - time travel. Fact; Joey's father has just lost his job and is down on his luck. Everyone, including his wife judge him for face value and are not very patient with him. Joey's father is really a 'good guy,' and a great father. Joey's father always seems mad about something. That something the author reveals later in the book is the fact that Joey's father who is a Polish-Catholic, lost most of his family members when the Nazi's invaded Poland. Some 3 Million Polish-Catholics were murdered by the Germans in WWII. While the Germans were bringing terror to the Polish people in Poland, they also murdered 6 Million Jews from Europe. The author is fair to mention the Polish-Catholic suffering, in what is known as The Forgotten Holocaust or the 3 Million Polish-Catolics (Joey's father's family in Lodz, Poland). This is what constantly bothered him. The divorce and not seeing his son enough only made him sadder. In the time travel part, joey's father reads about Hitler coming to power, he desperately tries to tell Roosevelt when they are back in time trying to stop Holocaust by telling Roosevelt, but roosevelt ignored him and did not believe him. Interesting fact is that: joey's father, who is Polish tried to help stop the holocaust, as did real life hero Jan Karski, A Polish courrier, who also told Roosevelt about the Holocaust, but Roosevelt didn't believe Jan Karski either(but in real life!), and did nothing about it.. The time travel does bring father and son and family back together. Did the Babe point or not is secondary to the lessons of humanity, decency and history in this book. The Babe was, like Joey's dad, in the end, a tortured soul but ultimately, a really, really great guy.
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This was an enjoyable book. It explores one of the most thought of and talked about baseball historical events of all time. George Herman Ruth called his shot to center field on the third inning of the third game in the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. He stuck his left hand in the air and pointed to the center field bleachers and called his shot. I like how the author of this book Dan Gutman challenges the called shot it makes you feel like you are at that game it gives you a perspective the no film footage or pictures could ever give you. Reading this book made me have a stronger perspective of his called shot it shows how you can take a little known opinion and turn it into one of the most exciting cliff hanging books ever and if you've only known about the called shot for a little bit like me I suggest this book to anyone who doesn't know about the called shot or still want to know more about it. Dan Gutman gives a look at what it would be like to be one of George Herman Ruth's friend what it would be like to hold his bat be in his house and be a thought in his mind. I give credit to Dan Gutman for writing this book I enjoyed the very first person look at George Ruth's life and the way he played ball. If you liked this book I also suggest the rest of the books in this series including ones that have not yet been published.
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My son was a reluctant beginning reader until his very first grade teacher pulled out a copy of Babe and Me to read to his class. We went out and got it the subsequent day, read it together, and he spent the subsequent summer working his way through it by himself, slowly reading it aloud.
Since then, he has read this book and the others in the series several times. This novel is multi-layered, with storylines about a boy's relationship with his father (his parents are divorced), all told in the historical context of the Great Depression and during the rise of Hitler. Every time we read this together (and there have been countless times), my son finds something else to discuss. The mystery of the book---did Babe really call the shot?---almost doesn't matter when you consider the book as a whole.
Overall, I credit this book as jump-starting my son's love of reading and of baseball. I can't recommend this enough for anyone looking for an entertaining and interesting read, and parents will love reading it aloud with younger readers, as well.
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This book is about a kid named Joe Stoshack who travels back in time to 1932 to see if Babe Ruth called his shot or not. Read this book to find out if he did or not.
This book was great! I really liked the book because I play baseball just like Babe.
If you like baseball you will really like this book too!
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This book was great! I learned a lot more about baseball and Babe Ruth. In the book you found out that Babe was a really fun loving and caring guy who loved goofing off. The book is about a boy named Joe who is trying to help out his dad with his money debt. With his old saved baseball cards of Babe Ruth they are able to travel back in time to the year 1932. 1932 was the year that the Yankees played the Cubs in the World Series. When Joe and his dad travel back Joe begins to learn so much about the year, depression, and everything that went on then. He found to like the amount of money people paid also. Being pretty poor in our day was like being a millionaire in their time. Well overall I really enjoyed the book and thought it was fun to learn everything. I would recommend this to people that enjoy baseball or would like to learn some more about baseball.
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