{"product_id":"a-big-day-for-baseball-isbn-9781524713089","title":"A Big Day for Baseball","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet Jackie Robinson and solve a mystery in the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House chapter book series! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren’t great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps to a special ballgame in Brooklyn, New York. The magic tree house whisks them back to 1947! \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When they arrive, Jack and Annie find out that they will be batboys in the game—not ballplayers. What exactly does Morgan want them to learn? And what’s so special about \u003ci\u003ethis\u003c\/i\u003e game? They only have nine innings to find out!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Discover history, mystery, humor, and baseball in this one-of-a-kind adventure in Mary Pope Osborne’s \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Magic Tree House series lauded by parents and teachers as books that encourage reading.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Magic Tree House books, with fiction and nonfiction titles, are perfect for parents and teachers using the Core Curriculum. With a blend of magic, adventure, history, science, danger, and cuteness, the topics range from kid pleasers (pirates, the \u003ci\u003eTitanic,\u003c\/i\u003e pandas) to curriculum perfect (rain forest, American Revolution, Abraham Lincoln) to seasonal shoo-ins (Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving). There is truly something for everyone here!\"\u003ci\u003eA Big Day For Baseball \u003c\/i\u003eis a grand slam. . . The Magic Tree House series continues with Mary Pope Osborne’s latest book, \u003ci\u003eA Big Day for Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e. Jack and Annie’s time travel adventures take them back to Jackie Robinson’s time in the majors. \u003ci\u003eA Big Day for Baseball \u003c\/i\u003ehas a number of twists and turns that will keep readers on their toes as the story unfolds.\" --\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated Kids\u003c\/i\u003eMARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestselling Magic Tree House series as well as co-author of the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, along with her husband, Will, and her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.The early Saturday-morning air was damp and chilly. Jack sat on his front porch steps. His chin was cupped in his hands. \u003cbr\u003e Annie came out the front door. \u003cbr\u003e “Do you want Mom to take us to the rec center now?” she asked. It was the day for baseball tryouts. \u003cbr\u003e “I’ve decided not to go,” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e Annie sat down next to him. “What’s wrong?” she asked. \u003cbr\u003e “I can’t stop thinking about last season’s tryouts,” said Jack. “I fell down when I swung the bat. Everybody laughed.” \u003cbr\u003e “Yeah, well, everybody laughed at me, too,” said Annie. “Remember, I threw the ball to the wrong team.” \u003cbr\u003e “So maybe neither of us should go,” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “But our whole family \u003ci\u003eloves \u003c\/i\u003ebaseball,” said Annie. “We read about it. We watch it. We learn batting averages. We—” \u003cbr\u003e Before Annie could finish, something dropped from the sky and rolled across their front yard. \u003cbr\u003e “What’s that?” said Jack. He and Annie ran down the steps. \u003cbr\u003e A small white ball lay in the grass. Annie grabbed it. \u003cbr\u003e “It’s a baseball!” she said. \u003cbr\u003e “Where did it come from?” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e He and Annie walked to the sidewalk and looked up and down their street. No one was there. \u003cbr\u003e “Maybe it’s from another world,” whispered Annie. She handed the ball to Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “That’s crazy,” said Jack. “What other world?” \u003cbr\u003e “Think about it,” said Annie. “One second, we’re talking about baseball—and how we don’t want to go to tryouts. The next, this baseball drops from the sky!” \u003cbr\u003e “Oh. You mean—” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “Morgan!” Jack and Annie said together. \u003cbr\u003e Annie took off down the sidewalk. “Let’s go!” she called to Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “Hold on!” Jack shouted. He put the mysterious ball inside his backpack and raced after Annie. \u003cbr\u003e Jack and Annie crossed the street and dashed into the Frog Creek woods. They hurried between the trees until they came to the tallest oak. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe magic tree house was back. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Yay, team!” said Annie. She grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up. Jack followed her into the tree house. \u003cbr\u003e Leaf shadows danced on the wooden floor. Two gray baseball caps sat in the dappled light. \u003cbr\u003e Next to the caps was a book: history of baseball. A red leather bookmark was sticking out from the pages. \u003cbr\u003e Jack picked up the book and opened to the bookmark. The page showed a photo of a baseball stadium. The caption beneath it said: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEbb\u003c\/b\u003ee\u003cb\u003ets Fi\u003c\/b\u003ee\u003cb\u003eld, \u003c\/b\u003eB\u003cb\u003erooklyn, \u003c\/b\u003eNe\u003cb\u003ew \u003c\/b\u003eY\u003cb\u003eork, April 15, 1947 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ebbets Field?” said Jack. “I’ve heard of that. It was a famous ballpark.” \u003cbr\u003e “Look, there’s a message on the bookmark,” said Annie. \u003cbr\u003e Jack held the bookmark up to the light. \u003cbr\u003e “It’s Morgan’s handwriting!” he said. He read aloud: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e’Twas a big day for baseball \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSo many years ago. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJourney to Ebbets Field \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo learn what you should know. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Learn what we should know?” repeated Jack. “To become better ballplayers?” \u003cbr\u003e “Sounds like it!” said Annie. “Morgan must have known about the tryouts.” She read the next verse: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThese caps are magic \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMade only for you \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo give you the skill \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo know what to do. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Oh, man, it sounds like these caps will make us great players!” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “Yay!” said Annie. She read on: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAs long as you wear them \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll others will see \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe skillful people \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYou’re pretending to be. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I get it! Everyone else will see us as great players!” said Annie. \u003cbr\u003e “In a Little League game?” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e “Why not?” said Annie. “Little League teams must have played at Ebbets Field, too.” \u003cbr\u003e “Yeah, probably all kinds of teams played there,” said Jack. \u003cbr\u003e Annie read more: \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen you hear the final score, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGive the ball with the name \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTo the one who knows best \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe rules of the game. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Our baseball has a name?” said Jack. He pulled the ball out of his pack and turned it over in his hands. “No name here.” \u003cbr\u003e “Well, maybe we’re supposed to give it one,” said Annie. “How about Ballee?” \u003cbr\u003e “Ballee?” said Jack. “I don’t think so.” \u003cbr\u003e “Okay, okay. How about Fly Ball?” said Annie. “It flew down to us.” \u003cbr\u003e “Fine, whatever,” said Jack. He put Fly Ball back into his pack. “Ready?” \u003cbr\u003e “Yes! This is going to be so much fun,” said Annie. \u003cbr\u003e Jack pointed at the photo of Brooklyn, New York. “I wish we could go there!” he said. \u003cbr\u003e The wind started to blow. \u003cbr\u003e The tree house started to spin. \u003cbr\u003e It spun faster and faster. \u003cbr\u003e Then everything was still. \u003cbr\u003e Absolutely still. \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Random House Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299943731429,"sku":"NP9781524713089","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781524713089.jpg?v=1742918032","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-big-day-for-baseball-isbn-9781524713089","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}