A beautifuuly illustrated children's book about a summer day, a boy and his dad, and the dream of a grand-slam home run. Orange end papers, bright green, non price clipped Dust Jacket. Both the Dust Jacket and the book are in near new condition. I have hundreds of juvenile baseball titles in stock. Discounts are available on multiple purchases on the same order.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Home Field

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Stated First Edition, Review Copy with material laid in.

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0688111726

ISBN 13

9780688111724

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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JUVENILE BASEBALL FICTION

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Synopsis

Matt and his father, just the two of them, play baseball early on Saturday morning on their own home field

Reviews

This vivid episode succinctly conveys the love between a father and a son. Matt awakens his father early Saturday morning so they can play baseball together in a nearby field. Dad is patient and enthusiastic, and Matt enjoys just being with him as much as he relishes the game itself. Eventually Matt "can tell Dad is tired and has almost had enough. But Dad picks up the ball, then pulls down his cap. 'One more hit,' he says." It's a home run, and the victorious lad joyously rounds the bases (two bare patches of land and a maple tree): this conclusion is a winner in more ways than one. In a narrative both tender and spirited, Spohn reminds readers that families come in all different colors and sizes, portraying Matt as African American and his father as Caucasian. Spohn's trademark artistic style--black dots suggesting a kind of pointillism--conveys warmth without frills, while the book's streamlined design reinforces its deceptive simplicity. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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I sell baseball fiction and nonfiction out of my home. I have a large inventory of adult novels, mysteries, juvenile series, children's titles, pulps, comics, humor, anthologies, poetry and plays. I have other sports fiction as well, football, basketball, golf, as well as many boys juvenile sport series. In nonfiction I carry team histories, biographies, history of baseball, international baseball, faith and religion in sports, the Hall of Fame, the World Series and All-Star Games, economics and the law of sport. I also have a large collection of the Sporting News Guides, Record Books, Dope Books, etc, please ask if you are looking for a specific year. I am always looking to purchase additional inventory whether one book or an entire library.

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Mike's Baseball Books
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