Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Aladdin Picture Books) - Softcover

Norworth, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689824335 ISBN 13: 9780689824333

Publisher: Aladdin, 1999

Synopsis

Grab your ticket to Game 5 of the 1947 World Series! Come back in time to historic Ebbets Field for all the thrill and excitement of a day at the ballpark. Join the crowd in the stands as they root, root, root for the home team Dodgers who battle their archrivals, the New York Yankees! See Jackie Robinson, Spec Shea, Cookie Lavagetto, and announcer Red Barber -- plus the famous Dodger fans. For baseball lovers of all ages, here's a book that's sure to be a home run!

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS Up-- Baseball lovers of all ages will enjoy the big, bold, pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations that accompany and elucidate Norworth's famous chorus. To illustrate the well-known song, Gillman has chosen the fifth game of the 1947 World Series, played in Brooklyn between the Dodgers and the Yankees. The crowds arrive at Ebbets Field; peanuts and Cracker Jack are bought by a couple of lively boys; a band plays; and the stands are filled with cheering, shouting fans. Jackie Robinson takes his turn at bat; Red Barber announces the game; and then, in the bottom of the ninth, Cookie Lavagetto strikes out and the Dodgers lose. The music, the complete lyrics, information on the early days of the ``Trolley Dodgers,'' Ebbets Field, and the 1947 Series are appended. Full of nostalgia, excitement, and a good bit of sports history, this celebration of America's national pastime is sure to be a winner.
- Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Gillman scores a solid hit," said PW's starred review of this "sensational" adaptation of a classic song, here given the backdrop of the 1947 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. All ages.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0689824335
• ISBN 13: 9780689824333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Gillman Alec