Honus and me, an adventure book by dan gutman is really a great book about the old baseball legend honus wagner. For will, paris represents the life hes no longer able to enjoy. The last book i read, the setting started in atlanta, moved to paris, ba. Cleaning out his neighbors attic, gawky 12yearold joe stoshack discovers a mintcondition, t206 honus wagner 1909 baseball cardthe most valuable. Conflict resolution miss young finds the card dealer attacking joe. Sep 22, 2016 i recently blogged about the books i read in august and september as we focus on illustration, print concepts, and characters. Writing a book report allows you to give a summary of a story briefly. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball.
The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew. As well as the novel, the book includes a factual epilogue by gutman and vintage photographs of wagner. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Information about setting in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. These are great books to read aloud or on your own. This can be as general or as specific as the author needs it to be. In this setting, the natural landscapes of the world play an important part in a narrative, along with living creatures and different times of weather conditions and seasons. A fake honus wagner t206 baseball card will have no collectors value, and would be a crime to sell it as such. Its his ticket to an amazing timetravel adventure to a historic world series game. List two main characters and briefly describe each one.
Surprisingly, considering his novels have a baseball card theme and are. 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. Dan gutman, author of the awardwinning honus and me, has hit another one out of. For example, when joe becomes a batboy for the brooklyn dodgers he.
Novels usually span take place over a much longer period of time than short stories, so you may need to say that a novels setting in time is from 1937 to 1956. Honus and me is included in the kids wings collection, tales for two centuries in a spiralbound book. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Awesome well book me the details of the party and ill be there. He knows everything there is to know about the gameexcept how to play well.
The author to her book has some of the neatest iambs ever written. Pointofviewwhose point of view is this story told from. Facts about dan gutman 1many of dan gutmans books revolves around baseball. How to write a plot for a book report pen and the pad.
Reading, vocabulary, other social studies history grade levels. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. Book club books book lists the book book 1 my books library signs reading games close reading story time. Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book. 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. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. Miss young takes the card that actually belongs to her and tears it into pieces so that no one would be in danger ever again. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Have them share the history of that time period with the other students. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for. For sports fans who like a snappy plot along with the playbyplay, this novel.
Birdies triple play birdies home run heaven birdies allstar cards byebye birdies cards previous question next question. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. An authorized reprint of the t206 honus wagner card reprint printed on back of. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and. The card is of honus wagner, who promptly appears and takes him on a journey of selfdiscovery. Graney hits one over fence with honus honus knocks it out of the park.
In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. Book me unknown describes using one of the built in communication methods of to communicate an item to you. Only about forty survived, making them one of the most valued collectors items in the world. 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. Honus and me groundbreaking childrens book launched a bestselling.
One day joey finds the most valuable baseball card in the world. The world only exists in your eyes your conception of it. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe. In a novel the setting could change from chapter to chapter. In fact, some of these could be listed in a textbook under the definition of iamb.
Students will utilize elements of plot beginning, mid. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely unlikely to find. I know this takes place in 1972 because it shows a picture of an old baseball ticket that said pittsburgh, pennsylvania 1972. The novels are typically illustrated with black and white photos from the time period in which the story takes place. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. If you like baseball,then i think you would like this book. Introducing kids to the magic of baseball cards sports collectors. The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. Honus and me by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. Honus and me literature study by mrs hansens helpfuls tpt. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life.
Scott fitzgerald a setting is one of the most important elements of a good fiction. Gutman conveys the appeal of baseball cards and what it means to have. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. As october rolls around we focus on setting and story elements and i wanted to share some of my favorite picture. Honus and me by dan gutman novel study by my reading. A book report acts not to retell the story but to discuss some of the important elements of the story such as character, themes and plot. It is about a kid names stosh who plays baseball, hes also a big baseball card collector.
So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Fiction when young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t. Teachers notes with suggestion for vocabulary practice and a list of internet resources. 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. 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. A trade book, honus and me by dan gutman, is then used to lure students to baseballs past and. My favorite picture books for setting and story elements. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better. Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together.
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. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with blackandwhite period photographs of wagner, this. A young lad dreams of playing with the great honus wagner in his 1909 world series duel with halloffamer ty cobb. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word setting. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it feels like. When teachers ask students to write book reports, they want the readers to think about what they have written. Dan gutman physical description big man not tall, but solid was funny looking. Young readers will enjoy following multiple plot lines while learning about a true.
Nicholas sparks author this study guide consists of approximately 30 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the best of me. A young boy named joey, who loves baseball, finds the rarest baseball card ever in his neighbors attic while he is cleaning it. When describing the setting of a portion of the novel, you may be able to specify the season, month, and even time of day. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world.
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