Jackie invites the young girl to meet him for a game at four oclockbut she doesnt believe hes serious and stays in her room to read. Mickey and me baseball card adventure series this chapter book series by dan gutman is a more advanced version of the magic tree house series where the historical adventures are all baseball focused. I liked how this book had a lot of plot twist and that it was not overwhelming. Audio reading of the book jackie and me by dan gutman. Joe went back in time on the exact day jackie robinson broke the color barrier between the black league and the white league. This right here is the book that launched the blog. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. Dad, jackie, and me myron uhlberg, author, colin bootman, illustrator, illus.
She uses her unique gifts to survive the dangerous underworld and helps solve a few mysteries along the way. This genuinely affecting, fictionalized story reveals how uhlbergs father, who is deaf, personally relates to the first africanamerican player in major league baseball as someone who also has to overcome. Mar 01, 2005 dad, jackie, and me is a historical fiction book that takes place in 1947, during jackie robinsons first year in the major leagues. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
It shows good action which made the book very intertaining. When jackie robinson signs with the brooklyn dodgers in 1947 as first baseman, the historic event captures the imagination of one middleaged man in brooklynthe authors father. Like every other kid in his class, joe stoshack has. This novel study divides jackie and me into six sections for study. Colin bootman in brooklyn, new york, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the dodgers first baseman, jackie robinson. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations. Joe goes to flip valentini and borrows a 1947 jackie robinson card.
The nora jacobs series nora jacobs is a human with psychic abilities who gets pulled kicking and screaming into a world of magic and monsters. Stosh loves baseball and has played it since he was little. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. A baseball card adventure by dan gutman gradeclasssubject. I think this book is a great way to learn more about african american history. Tenyearold joey stoshack is a headstrong young boy with a special talent for time travel. Even now, at 15, this book awakens in me such an amazing feeling in ways not many other books have or, maybe, ever will. This book starts of by the main character joe stoshack and he is at school and his teacher has a show and tell for class and the prize is 4 tickets to kentucky kingdom.
Joe, the main character, is asked to write a paper for one of his classes. Joe stoshack was a ten year old boy who was assigned to do a book report on jackie robinson for black history month. Mar 01, 2005 when jackie robinson signs with the brooklyn dodgers in 1947 as first baseman, the historic event captures the imagination of one middleaged man in brooklynthe authors father. Students meets with the aec wellness counselor for free but limited sessions where they work on developing skills, reframing their perspective, and problem solving. Dad, jackie, and me is a historical fiction book that takes place in 1947, during jackie robinsons first year in the major leagues. Jacqueline susann august 20, 1918 september 21, 1974 was an american writer and actress. Jackie robinson breaking the baseball color barrier. Jackie robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseballs color barrier. But he doesnt plan on a trip that will for a short time change. Her iconic novel, valley of the dolls 1966, is one of the bestselling books in publishing history.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This is a novel study for jackie and me by dan gutman. The book i finished reading is called jackie and me a baseball card adventure by dan gutman. Free jackie and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. When jackie stays at grossingers on vacation, he hears that tania is a terrific pingpong player. Jackie and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman.
Jackie and me intro chapter 1 and chapter 2 youtube. In the book it gave me lots of moments when i couldnt stop reading to find the solution to a problem. The seattle public library global reading challenge jackie and me dan gutman book talk. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. When joey is assigned to write a report on an african american who has made an important contribution to society, he uses his special ability to go back to brookly. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. This book is a moving memoir of the secret service agent, clint hill, who was assigned to guard jackie kennedy and who almost but not quite made it in time to take the fatal bullet for her husband, president john f. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award. Usa today 3 12 stars talk about being unable to put a book down. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Bestselling author dan gutmans jackie and me was named a parents choice book. Jan 26, 2017 audio reading of the book jackie and me by dan gutman. Climax the climax is when ant tries to kill joe because ant does not like him. Her first novel, valley of the dolls 1966, is one of the bestselling books in publishing history. Instead of researching jackie robinson, stosh decides to use a secret that only a few people know about. There was a quarterinch lift affixed to one heel on each pair of madams shoes, apparently meant to compensate for one leg being slightly shorter than the other, mckeon. The paper must be about an african american who made a big impact on the world. Subscribe to my newsletter for updates on new releases. Author myron uhlberg offers a nostalgic look back at 1947, and pays tribute to jackie robinson, the legendary athlete and hero who brought a father and son and an entire new york community together for one magical summer. Race relations, juvenile fiction, fiction, afroamericans, baseball, time travel, baseball cards, african americans. Stosh must find jackie, but running around the streets as a boy with dark skin in 1947, was a challenge.
Like every other kid in his class, joe stoshack has to write a report on an african american whos made an important contribution to society. This is a great book for anyone who likes sports or any of the dan gutman series. Avon books and author dan gutman have hit a home run with a new book, jackie and me. So for his report, joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, jackie robinson, to find out what it was like to be the man who broke baseballs color barrier. He picks jackie robinson to write about, because he broke the color barrier for baseball in 1947. Joe stoshack has a special, highly specific talent. Stosh can travel through time using his baseball cards. Steven dietz tenyearold joey stoshack is a headstrong young boy with a special talent for time travel. Oct 31, 2011 the seattle public library global reading challenge jackie and me dan gutman book talk. Jackie and me baseball card adventure series by dan. Start with the story of jackie robinson and his important contributions to baseball and american history, then add to that engaging plot lines, colorful characters, and considerable surprises and you have a winning book, a perfect classroom readaloud. The student wellness program is a short term, solutions focused, brief therapy program that is free for students. Free jackie and me worksheets and literature unit for. Jackie and me novel study novels, student work, study.
Jackie and me by dan gutman prepared by amy cline summary of text. Dad, jackie, and me by myron uhlberg and colin bootman. Joe stoshack has to write a report for school about a famous africanamerican who contributed to society. When joey is assigned to write a report on an african american who has made an important contribution to. I was enthralled with this memoir from start to finish. My life with the kennedy family, the former first ladys personal assistant kathy mckeon revealed that she had significantly uneven legs. Unlike every other kid in his class, joe has a special talent. With jackie and me, dan gutman has improved upon the idea he started with honus and me. Like every other kid in his class, joe stoscack has to write a report on an african american whos made an important contribution to society. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. This tale of a boy who travels back to 1947 to meet robinson and in the process learns firsthand what it was like to be a person of color in late 1940s america hits a home run right out of ebbets field. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. A special relationship between a father and his son is brought to life on the pages of this book. Joe does not fight back and instead barely escapes and makes it home.
Traveling through time helped him feel what jackie felt. Start with the story of jackie robinson and his important contributions. Kennedy, when he was brutally assassinated on 22 november 1963 in dallas, texas. Joe chooses to write about legendary baseball player jackie robinson, who broke the color barrier in the 1940s. Nora jacobs is a human with psychic abilities who gets pulled kicking and screaming into a world of magic and monsters. So for his report, joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, jackie robinson, to find out what. Joe stoshack is still travelling through time via baseball cards, but for this book he experiences one of the great events of the 20th century.
Kennedy and me conveys a sense of honesty and proves to be an insightful and lovingly penetrating portrait of the jacqueline kennedy that hill came to know. Joe stoscack has to write a report on an african american whos made an important contribution to society. This book tells the story of a son and his father, who happens to be deaf, bonding over their love of the brooklyn dodgers, specifically jackie robinson, who was the first african american player to be on a mlb team. The book jackie and me tells of a kid named joe stoshack who travels back in time to 1947 to see jackie robinson play ball and see all of the. This is the second book in the baseball card adventure in which joe stoshack uses his power to travel through time using baseball cards to meet jackie robinson.
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