Bibliographic Information: Thayer, E. (2000). Casey at the Bat. Illus. Christopher Bing. Broadway, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Brief Annotation: A song about baseball in the 1880’s. Telling the tale of the Mudville team being down by three in the last inning. It is Casey’s turn to bat, the team is depending on him, the tension is high, Casey strikes once, he strikes twice! Will he save the team with his third ball?
Genre: Sports Fiction
Grade Level: Pre 1- 3
Readers who will like this: Children who like baseball.
Response/Rating (1-4): 2.5 out of 4. Cool illustrations!
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Who knows how to play the game of baseball? What are the rules?
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