Something magical happens whenever Joe Stoshack holds a baseball card. His hand starts to tingle. And if the card is old enough-like the rare 1932 Babe Ruth card his father gives him for his 12th birthday-Joe can travel back in time! One of baseball's greatest mysteries is whether or not the Babe actually called his fifth-inning home run in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Cubs. With Joe's time-travelling talent and his new card, he can solve that mystery once and for all. But when Joe and his father travel back to the heart of the Depression, they find more than the answer to a baseball mystery. They learn how important it is for a father and son to really know each other. Babe and Me is a magical mixture of baseball, history, and family adventure. Johnny Heller's thrilling play-by-play narration takes listeners to the golden era of Babe and the Yankee greats.
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"This is a fun story for reluctant readers or any child that loves baseball. It's a great book full of historical details about the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, and Theodore Roosevelt. The dialogue and setting painted a realistic picture of 1932. I really appreciated that at the end of the book, the author told us what was factual and where he took liberties concerning historical events. I love baseball, and I really enjoyed this story. I especially loved the inclusion of historical pictures that the story was built around. They added an authenticity to the story that really made it come alive." — cassie (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a fun story for reluctant readers or any child that loves baseball. It's a great book full of historical details about the 1932 World Series, Babe Ruth, the Great Depression, the Holocaust, and Theodore Roosevelt. The dialogue and setting painted a realistic picture of 1932. I really appreciated that at the end of the book, the author told us what was factual and where he took liberties concerning historical events. I love baseball, and I really enjoyed this story. I especially loved the inclusion of historical pictures that the story was built around. They added an authenticity to the story that really made it come alive."
" Lots of history tied in with a clever tale of a kid who can channel the past when he touches baseball cards of famous baseball players in history. "
" this was a very good book i enjoyed it a lot. i tottaly recomend it for anyone and this book is for all ages "
" it was a great book. somethings didnt really seem to make me feel like i wanted to read the book but i liked it. "
" It was a good Book. It is a good book if you like Babe Ruth, baseball and a good fiction book. "
" This was an AMAZING book!!! "
" This book shows history in an understandable and interesting way for kids and adults. "
" this is a really great book and i think its a good book for you if you like baseball adventures! :) "
" A great book for upper elementary school kids. Dan Gutman is a wonderful author for this age groups. "
" Time travel book that the boys will like. Whole series of these books. Another hard to believe this could all really happen, but hey, it's a work of fiction "
" I wondered if he really did call his shot!?!?!? "
" I learned a lot about Babe Ruth from this book. "
" Some fantasy mixed with historical fiction. Depression era. "
" I really like how these books weave the fiction in with the history. Added to the text is the real photos in the book that pull the reader into feeling like you are really time traveling through this book. "
" I liked this book because they go back in time and to get a baseball card that they got stolen from them. The way that they could go back in time and correct anything that went wrong. "
" Very good book has a lot of history and adventure. Some of the book is true like the facts but some is not true like the kid can travel through time, but a very good book! "
" Great series of books. "
" Same as Honus & Me, but it's a cool book if you like baseball. **Cough**Steven and Brogan**Cough** "
" its a really good book so far but im only on page 60 "
" It was a great book and I cant wait to read more of his books! "
" series are ok. about a boy who can time travel using baseball cards. "
" Babe and me is a book about a kid who can travel through time with baseball cards. He chooses the Babe Ruth card and travels. His dad who is poor tries to get money in different ways so he goes with his son. Whether it works or not that's up to the book. "
" Great book for baseball lovers. Children will learn about the time that Babe lived, and so did I. History was interwoven and very well done. "
" I got this for my son, but read it myself and loved it. Time travel and Babe Ruth! What's not to love? "
" I love sports so if you like them or collect cards you should wreally cheack into it . This kid an trivle back into time with baseball cards. They are the best books I have every read. "
" Very well written. Gives very good facts, but tells some lies, but thats what makes it interesting. I love the Baseball Card Adventure Series and i plan on reading the rest of them. Rated **** "
" pretty good. i cant argue with the facts of it. "
" I thought it was good not the best though "
" I have read all of these series and this was one of my favorites. Stosh goes back in time to see if babe called his shot and get proof of it. If you are a baseball fan, then I reccomend this book. "
" It is well written. It's a good book, just not my cup of hot chocolate. "
" Contemporary Realistic Fantasy Grades 3-7 Themes: heros, honesty; father and son relationships; Great Depression; baseball; compasion Ways to use with children: lit circles; discuss characters; create a baseball card of Babe Ruth "
" this was my first baseball card adventure book and probably my favorite because it talks about a simpler time in sports when one man played the game the way it is supossed to be played "
" great book love it it sad too "
Dan Gutman is the bestselling author of the several series of books for children, including the Genius Files, the Baseball Card Adventures, the My Weird School series, and others. His Honus & Me was adapted into a made-for-television movie called The Winning Season. Visit him on his weird website at www.DanGutman.com.
Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.
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