Good condition exlibrary book with usual library markings and stickers. Used by permission of the author co kirchoffwolberg, inc. Its about a young boy who has to decide what the right thing is for him to do. I said what was happening and in return he said it was the middle of the baseball leagues. In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. A boy named joe has this magical power to go back in time by using a baseball card. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or. For sports fans who like a snappy plot along with the playbyplay, this novel. The card is of honus wagner, who promptly appears and takes him on a journey of selfdiscovery. A young boy named joey, who loves baseball, finds the rarest baseball card ever in his neighbors attic while he is cleaning it. I said if i could go see and he said he got me front row seats for the game and he would let me hit. Have them share the history of that time period with the other students.
Gutmans other notable works include the first book in the baseball card adventures series, honus and me, the homework machine, the kid who ran for president, and several nonfiction books from early in his career. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. 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. A trade book, honus and me by dan gutman, is then used to lure students to baseballs past and history. I seem to recall that they considered the plot too farfetched. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card.
Additional copies can be requested from another library. The narrative arc follows henrys athletic performancea meteoric rise then a tragic fall. Oct 24, 2009 yahoo answers is shutting down on may 4th, 2021 eastern time and beginning april 20th, 2021 eastern time the yahoo answers website will be in readonly mode. Set of 9 mc 1912 centennial reprints honus wagner ty cobb. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. That book introduced joe stoshackstosha kid who can use baseball cards to travel through time and meet the games greatest players.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Book club books book lists book 1 the book my books library signs this is a book close reading great books. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagner the most valuable baseball card in the world. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. See more ideas about teaching, gifted education, biography projects. Astonished was i being in the presence of honus and in the baseball leagues too. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life with historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, new york times bestselling author dan gutman takes readers on a pageturning trip through baseballs past. I know this takes place in 1972 because it shows a picture of an old baseball ticket that said pittsburgh, pennsylvania 1972.
Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book. 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 worse until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. As soon as i saw that honus entered the room he said bout time you woke up. Biographical information on steven dietz and dan gutman, if included in the playbook, may be used in all programs. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. Honus and me by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. I will buy this set back from you for what you paid any time you ask.
Dan gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sportsloving authors baseball card adventure series. Shes so old she knew honus wagner birdie farrell the owner of a baseball card shop, and a former pro wrestler. He knows everything there is to know about the game except how to play well. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life.
Amanda young joes elderly neighbor, who has a honus wagner t206 in her attic that joe found. Originals are what make children like me fanatical about collecting. With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, new york times bestselling author dan gutman takes readers on a pageturning trip. Box 25704 albuquerque nm 871250704 aps administration. I just got done reading an amazing fictional book called honus and me by dan gutman.
I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and. His most popular titles include the timetravel sports book honus and me and its sequels, and a clutch of beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. I can do this only because i know that this set is worth more than i am selling it for. Honus wagnor is a pro baseball player that used to play long ago. Apr 25, 2008 joe stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseballand baseball cards. This card was honus wagners card and joe gets to meet him but he faces. 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. Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story. Joe is a kid that is bullied because of his body type and also how he plays baseball. Honus and me by 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. Search by keyword search by author search by title search by isbn enter terms or isbn number you wish to find more search options.
Joe stoshack stosh lives in louisville, kentucky with his mom, a nurse. Facts about dan gutman 1many of dan gutmans books revolves around baseball. A baseball card adventure baseball card adventures good. Dan gutman physical description big man not tall, but solid was funny looking. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. Unlike every other kid in his class, joe has a special talent. Honus and me, jackie and me, babe and me by dan gutman 2020, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Ty cobb detroit tigers centerfielder, faced wagner and the pirates in the 1909 world series. Honus and me lexile 690 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. Honus and me, an adventure book by dan gutman is really a great book about the old baseball legend honus wagner. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. As well as the novel, the book includes a factual epilogue by gutman and vintage photographs of wagner. A vocabulary and definitions list is also included to allow you to easily import into. The play honus and me is based on the book by dan gutman. In the middle of the night joe wakes up and face to face with him is honus wagner. So for his report, joe decides to go back to meet one of the greatest baseball players ever, jackie robinson, to find out what. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe.
Sep 15, 2020 definition of honus in the dictionary. The book s protagonist, baseballobsessed joe stoshack, lacks any baseball ability, but frenziedly. Information and translations of honus in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. It was against this background of baseball fetishism that i first read dan gutmans honus and me, a book filled with a keen sense for the inarticulable magic of originals.
So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store. List two main characters and briefly describe each one. A baseball card adventure baseball card adventures good product id. Henry skrimshander, the protagonist, is a shortstop on a small college baseball team. Teachers notes with suggestion for vocabulary practice a. Honus and me by dan gutman novel study by my reading. The book is about joe stoshack who meets honus wagner by traveling back in time. By using this site, you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy. One day when cleaning up his next store neighbors basement joe found a honus wagner card, the most valuable card in the world. A trade book, honus and me by dan gutman, is then used to lure students to. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. In the book, honus and me, jo e stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. Its long, dusty work, and joe is down to the last boxes when a piece of cardboard falls to the floor. It is a very interesting book with a lot of facts about honus wagner.
Pointofviewwhose point of view is this story told from. The my weird school series and its several companion series center around arlo a. While hes cleaning out the attic, he finds a 1909 t206 honus wagner. Like every other kid in his class, joe stoshack has to write a report on an african american whos made an important contribution to society. Browse the use examples honus in the great english corpus. Dan gutman books list of books by dan gutman barnes. There have been numerous books, both fiction and nonfiction, written about honus and the t206. Iwb did the tree house spin faster and faster until the main characters were in a world exactly like the picture in the book. This book is the first in his series of baseball card adventures using time travel to visit. 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.
The art of fielding by chad harbach 2011 chad harbachs the art of fielding is about baseball in the way good will hunting is about math. Teachers notes with suggestion for vocabulary practice and a list of. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience read more. Joe stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseballand baseball cards. Mishawakapennharris public library youth services children. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it feels like. A baseball card adventure 0380788780 by gutman, dan. Honus and me is included in the kids wings collection, tales for two centuries in a spiralbound book. A young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Honus and me is the story of joey sto shack, a kid. Found lexile 750 when thirteenyearolds jonah and chip, who are both adopted, learn they were. I also really liked the themes throughout the story. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman.
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