A Baseball Giant by Nicolas Brasch
Baseball Giant is a 32-page nonfiction reader that introduces students in Grades 3–6 to the legendary career of baseball player Willie Mays. With accessible text and compelling photographs, this biography recounts Mays’s rise to fame, his impact on Major League Baseball, and the challenges he overcame during his career. This title supports literacy and history instruction while inspiring readers with real-life perseverance and talent.
- Highlights the life and achievements of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
- Includes historical context about segregation and integration in sports.
- Builds content-area literacy and reading comprehension skills.
- Encourages discussions about perseverance, sportsmanship, and equality.
- 32-page leveled reader aligned to social studies and biography standards.
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The Clique
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The Marshmallow Man
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The Mystery of Grand Bazaar
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Goldilocks Visits Her Aunts
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The Girl Who Dared
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Patrick and Paloma
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My Foot Fell Asleep
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Secrets Aboard the Barnard Star
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What Can You See?
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Darri's Dot Painting
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The Town Mouse and Country Mouse
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Aloha Adventure
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The Magical, Mystical Book of Everything
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The Day Towers Fell
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
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Queen Serena
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Penguins Take Flight
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Welcome to Your Haunted House
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The Bremen Town Musicians
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Around the World in Twenty-Eight Pages
Nicolas Brasch is the author of more than 350 books. He is the coauthor of Horseracing's Hall of Shame and the compiler of the first two editions of the Australasian Turf Directory.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781433356445 |
| ISBN 10 | 1433356449 |
| Title | A Baseball Giant |
| Author | Nicolas Brasch |
| Series | Literary Texts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Teacher Created Materials, Inc |
| Year published | 2013-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |