Baseball: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #37

by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce, Carlo Molinari (Illustrator)

Track the facts about baseball—with Jack and Annie!
 
When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #29:  A Big Day for Baseball,  they had lots of questions. When was baseball invented? What are the rules? Who was Jackie Robinson? Who are some other baseball greats? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about America’s national pastime.
 
Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use the Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction, Baseball, Childrens, History

128 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Osborne, Mary Pope and Natalie Pope Boyce Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Baseball, 117 pgs. CHAPTER BOOK Random House, 2017. $6.99 Content: G.

This nonfiction book explains the rules of baseball including the different positions played on the field and the equipment. The history of the sport and the ways that it has changed over time are explained as well. Because this book is a companion book to Magic Tree House #29: A Big Day for Baseball there is a whole chapter on Jackie Robinson. There are also shorter biographies on a couple of other influential players.

This is a very simple and basic explanation of the game of baseball.
The reading level is easy and if your reader likes nonfiction books, this is a great mix of history, biography and how the game works. I read this before I read A Big Day for Baseball and thought it was great to have background information.

EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A non fiction companion to A Big Day for Baseball. This has an overview of the rules, positions on the field, and some history, as well as a brief overview of the negro and womans leagues, with a few hall of famers. It also has, as usual, a good list of other books, websites, dvds and museums, as well as a list of key words you might use while searching.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I like baseball and Jackie Robinson was very famous. Jackie Robinson ignored people saying very bad things to him. So he was very famous.

[Karine]

This was an extra good book especially in February, Black History Month. 👍🏻

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

In 2017, Mary Pope Osborne and her sister Natalie Pope Boyce published Baseball. This book is a nonfiction research guide to the book entitled A Big Day For Baseball by Mary Pope Osborne which was published in 2017. The book was written with the advice of a baseball consultant and an educational advisor. The book has wonderful black-and-white illustrations. The book has wonderful black-and-white photographs. The illustrator for this book was Carlo Molinari. The book has an index and a bibliography. Similar to the other books in the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series, the book has a section on how to do more research for young readers about baseball. The baseball consultant was a reference librarian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in New York State. The name reference librarian was Cassidy Lent. Osborne’s and Boyce’s Baseball covers many different elements of Baseball from the rules of the games in 2017 to the history of baseball, and other topics in the overview of baseball. Osborne and Boyce are very interested in girls in baseball. Osborne and Boyce write that “baseball is for everyone-men, boys, and girls” (Osborne & Boyce 14). In Chapter 6, Osborne and Boyce mentioned Women’s World Cup was won by Japan in 2016. Osborne’s and Boyce’s book on baseball is a good introduction to baseball as of 2017.

[Serenity · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*

This is an easy to digest nonfiction introduction to baseball. It includes a basic introduction to the rules, positions, history, and famous players. The section on Jackie Robinson jumps around a bit (his wife is brought up without any mention of when he got married) but for the most part well laid out and readable.

[David Freudenburg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very clear and simple explanation of how to play baseball. Good for children and for adult immigrants from non-baseball countries. Lots of b/w photos. Also includes chapters on the history, Jackie Robinson, the Hall of Fame, and other fun facts.

[Tiff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the simplicity of book! Great read to learn about baseball.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to baseball. I especially like the history portion of the book. Very interesting!

[Amy Roebuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

hurrah for Magic Tree House, Mary Pope Osborne, and the fact trackers!

[Laurel Pate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun to learn about he history of baseball

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Fact Tracker about baseball. Not exactly my cuppa, but does what it says on the tin . . .

[Kristen Griffis · Rating 5 out of 5]

JJ and I love these little chapter books. We can’t wait to get more from the library.

[blueygurl2016 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting, informative book about baseball and the history of baseball.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

Eleanor has decided she no longer wants to review the fact tracker books. However, she did say that she learned many things about baseball and thinks that it would be fun to play.

[Sarah left GR]

Gift for the nephew's 9th birthday.

[Jaden John]

I like how it showed the history of baseball. And facts about baseball .