Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans)

Gutman, Dan; Garvin, Elaine [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 068985529X / ISBN 13: 9780689855290

Published by Simon Spotlight, 2004

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 068985529X-3-22536086

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans)
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068985529X
• ISBN 13: 9780689855290
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Garvin, Elaine
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 3 ounces

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Synopsis

Learn all about the childhood of America's most famous baseball player in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read!

CRASH! Young George (Babe) Ruth sends his friends' baseball right through a kitchen window. George runs in fear all the way to his father's tavern, where he finds a dollar. That's enough money to buy ice cream for all his friends to make up for the lost ball! So he takes it. Even as a boy Babe Ruth was generous. But sometimes, it got him into big trouble...

About the Author

Dan Gutman hated to read when he was a kid. Then he grew up. Now he writes cool books like The Kid Who Ran for President; Honus & Me; The Million Dollar Shot; Race for the Sky; and The Edison Mystery: Qwerty Stevens, Back in Time. If you want to learn more about Dan or his books, stop by his website at DanGutman.com.