Used by permission of the author co kirchoffwolberg, inc. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman in epub, rtf, txt download e book. Im a pretty regular jersey guy who spent fifteen years trying to write newspaper articles, magazine articles, screenplays, books for adults, and just about everything else before i discovered the one thing im good atwriting fiction for kids. Dan gutman is my favorite kids author and writes extremely good books. Johnny hellers narration adds extra spin to the action. Stosh feels like a real loser, and when he takes a lowpaying job cleaning a bunch of junk out of his neighbors attic, he feels even. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. New york times bestselling author dan gutman takes readers on a pageturning trip through baseballs past. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. It is about joe stoshack and he is a big fan of baseball cards and his favorite player ever was honus wagner honus wagner is one of the most famose baseball players ever to live. In 1994, he decided to switch to childrens fiction. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books. Actually, dan gutman grew up in new jersey and he writes on a laptop computer. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning.
Dan gutman joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner card and travels back in time to meet honus. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to. After the 1996 publishing of the kid who ran for president that became a runaway success, gutman has never looked back penning more than 80 titles since. I often have trouble suspending my disbelief in books about time travel and this one asked a bit much of me. When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. It is also a granter of wishes and a timetravel portal, through which wagner visits him in the present, and joe goes to the 1909 world series. Joe later sees honus near one of his baseball games, and they agree to. He will end up in the year the card is from, near the player on the card. Honus wagners baseball card is the rarest and most expensive of all. Its about a young boy named joe stoshack stosh for short who has a mysterious ability to. Choose from 500 different sets of battle of the books authors reading flashcards on quizlet. It is also a granter of wishes and a timetravel portal, through which wagner visits him in the present, and joe goes to the 1909 world.
Order of baseball card adventures books book series. Honus also tells joey that he had all the baseball cards with his image on them destroyed, because they were sponsored by a tobacco company and honus didnt want kids to smoke. Its national dessert day, and ella mentry school has asked local dentist dr. A baseball card adventure 0380788780 by gutman, dan. And it has the power to transport stosh across time and into baseball history. When baseball nut joe stoshack, 12, finds a mint condition honus wagner baseball card, he discovers that it is more than the worlds most valuable card.
When young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a. The baseball card adventures is a series of childrens novels by american author dan gutman. It is the most valuable baseball card in the world, and in mint condition. T206 honus wagner 1909 baseball cardthe most valuable piece of cardboard in the world. Joe stoshack is the main character in baseball card adventures childrens book series. He is the author of the baseball card adventures series, my weird school series, my weird school daze series, my weirder school series, and the genius files series.
Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. Sports buffs and fans of authors like tim green and jon scieszka will love this imaginative series. Joe wanted a honus wagner baseball card so bad so he went to his neighbors house and she was very old and he was. Honus and him went on adventures and at the end of the story the little boy found out that honus use to date his next door neighbor. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Which isnt much of a problem considering he loves baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game except how to play well. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Dan gutman is the perfect author for baseball loving little boys. Joe found a honus wagner baseball card in an old ladies attic that he was cleaning.
Here are other interesting facts about gutman to note. Book 1 of 12 in the baseball card adventures series. In this addition to the baseball card adventures series, baseball. Before joe can decide whether to tell the old woman or keep the card, he discovers it can carry him through time and space. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Dan gutmans book my weird writing tips was available from librarything member giveaway. In this third book in the my weirderest school series, a. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the. While he was cleaning the attic he found a baseball card that had honus name on it. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better.
Join to find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite ya authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests. From new york times bestselling author dan gutman comes an actionpacked story of a stunt kids daring escapades. A book trailer for the book honus and me written by dan gutman. With blackandwhite photographs and stats throughout the books, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, new york times bestselling author dan gutmans baseball card adventures bring some of the greatest players in american history to life. Why i kept reading honestly, it was only because i had to.
Library books my books author studies book trailers reading centers school daze fifth grade upper elementary guided reading. If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site. Stosh feels like a real loser, until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. This is a story about moral values and honesty children should have. This is a quiz on one of my favorite books by dan gutman. See the complete baseball card adventures series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Wagner in his heyday add a nostalgic quality to the book. Jumping off the empire state building, fighting on. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Learn battle of the books authors reading with free interactive flashcards. Honus and me 10 question trivia quiz, authored by missgamer1800.
As the game of all time began honus entered the field when i watched honus with his unstoppable rampage in the game finally it stopped it was a very slow motion thing to happen honus made it to base, but hed injured his hand in the process. The series is about a joe stoshack, a boy who can travel through time whenever he touches an old baseball card. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. One day joey finds the most valuable baseball card in the world. This book will make you want to keep flipping the pages until there are none left to read.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. He wrote several nonfiction baseball books for adults, before changing his focus to nonfiction sports books for children. Together for the first time, this collection includes. Honus and me literature study by mrs hansens helpfuls tpt. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. Childrens fiction writer, dan gutman, is an american writer who has written popular book series such as my weird school series, the genius files, the homework machine series and the baseball card adventures series. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. This box set includes three favorites from the series. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for teachers. If you like baseball,then i think you would like this book. When young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a pile of garbage, he thinks hes struck it rich. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of baseball card adventures. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Its about a young boy named joe stoshack stosh for short who has a mysterious ability to travel through time, but only through baseball cards.
Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Dan gutman discusses his baseball card adventures, my weird school, and new genius files. The little known opening of a wellknown tune, take me out to the ball game, inspired this fictionalized look at the professional allgirls baseball league that thrived during world war ii. Biographical information on steven dietz and dan gutman, if included in the playbook, may be used in all programs. Honus wagnor is a pro baseball player that used to play long ago. One day he finds the most valuable baseball card in the world. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. Rights and availability this title can be licensed and sold throughout canada, the united states. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner card and travels back in time to meet honus. The teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to gutman, dan, as asked by users of.
Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. Dan gutman, author of the homework machine, on librarything. Oct 06, 2009 stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. It is about a kid names stosh who plays baseball, hes also a big baseball card collector. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. A boy named joe has this magical power to go back in time by using a baseball card. And if you like baseball and the history of the game then this is a great book for you. People recognize gutman more due to the baseball card adventures childrens book series. Katie casey follows her passion for baseball and winds up playing for one of the professional girls teams and wins. I recommend this book to kids ages 912 who like baseball, suspense and mysterious books. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely. In my opinion wagner and me was a great book mixed with facts and fantasy a reason i liked it is that not only is it teaching the reader something about baseball like telling the reader. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together.
Honus and me joe stoshack is the main charecter of this book honus and me. In 2014 his title, texas with love, which was the fourth book in the genius files series, made the new york times best seller list. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagner the most valuable baseball card in the world. Popular childrens author dan gutman creates a fantastic adventure that is sure to hit a home run with baseball fans of all ages. Dan gutman books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Outside of that though, i thought the author did a good job bringing honus s time period to life through his descriptive narration. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. February 24, 1874 december 6, 1955, sometimes referred to as hans wagner, was an american baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in major league baseball from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the pittsburgh pirates. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card.