Since honus wagner is a real person, you can look him up to get a better sense of his physicality and personality. The wackiest road trip in history comes to an actionpacked conclusion in book five of the new york times bestselling genius files series. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better. Reading, vocabulary, other social studies history grade levels. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. The first decade of baseball in the 20th century witnessed the ascension of two stars who stood above the rest. 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. When we made our way to the stadium honus bought me a hot dog for brunch. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber.
Even now, at 15, this book awakens in me such an amazing feeling in ways not many other books have or, maybe, ever will. Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations. Vocabulary for honus and me learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. If the ending was not clear, what might the group do to. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Honus and me harpercollins, 1997 twelveyearold joe finds a valuable baseball card in an attic and then travels back in time to the 1909 world series. Dan gutman physical description big man not tall, but solid was funny looking. This is the fifth year our 3rd6th grade students will participate in the reading challenge called the battle of the books.
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. The following summary and conclusions are based on personal experiences and proofs i have observed in the references and logic applied to all the information i have gathered. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for teachers. When we last left our heroes, twins coke and pepsi mcdonald were in roswell, new mexico, and they had just s. Freebooknotes found 3 sites with book summaries or analysis of honus and me. I especially enjoyed the detailed accounts of the 1903 and 1909 world series and the 1908 pennant race. After doing my research i have come to the conclusion honus is without a doubt one of the top players in the history of the game.
The story of the t206 honus wagner baseball card continues. Joseph stosh stoshack a boy who loves baseball who can travel through time by holding a baseball card amanda young joes elderly neighbor, who has a honus wagner t206 in her attic that joe found. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book. Birdies triple play birdies home run heaven birdies allstar cards byebye birdies cards previous question next question. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. A biography and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Fly guy presents sharks taught me a lot of new and interesting facts about sharks, but it also taught me about friendship and loyalty. This book has a great ending, by the way, and youll love seeing your students faces light up when they put the pieces together for themselves as you get near. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball.
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. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Book club books book lists the book book 1 my books library signs reading games close reading story time. Those kids figured they had the old mans weaknesses, you see, and served him up the same dishas he knew they would. Students will be grouped into teams of 45 students from their class that will participate in competitions against other teams answering questions from the books on their book list. In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. To compare, the fastest speed a human swimmer is 5. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book as well as the novel, the book includes a factual epilogue by gutman and vintage.
Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story. At the conclusion of framed, griffin learns that there was something more important than having the right plan. This book did contain a good bit of detail but i think a true baseball fan enjoys details of a famous players life, even of selected ballgames. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Yim is a young woman suddenly cast into slavery, a gifted seer with a shocking secretand a great. Ty cobb in the american league and honus wagner in.
Honus is a static character because he keeps a positive attitude all threw the book. When we entered the stadium all the lights and people were cheering for honus. Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for. Buy a cheap copy of a woman worth ten coppers book by morgan howell. Shes so old she knew honus wagner birdie farrell the owner of a baseball card shop, and a former pro wrestler.
When he came to me the words were hit for me while i. Here is a list of the characters in the book honus and me. 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. Facts about dan gutman 1many of dan gutmans books revolves around baseball. If there is a honus and me sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. I was kind of surprised, but the guy sitting next to me on the bench poked me in the ribs and said, watch this next one. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. 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.
How to write a plot for a book report pen and the pad. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. Well, honus hit a line drive so hard the fence in left field went back and forth for five minutes. 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. It is put together in chronological order from life in. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Pointofviewwhose point of view is this story told from. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. Honus was my first kindle ebook from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Honus and me is included in the kids wings collection, tales for two centuries in a spiralbound book. In 2010, the fabled t206 honus wagner card once again gained national notoriety when a new card was found.
Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving lock in 50% off all year try it. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909. Dan gutman is currently considered a single author. When teachers ask students to write book reports, they want the readers to think about what they have written. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. It must have been a wonderful life being him, when i got into the seat there were two girls who complained on me for saying hi, but nothing happened. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. He is a modest, kind and funny man who cares little for money and a lot for the game of baseball. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Each of joes adventures involves a different player in the baseball card adventure series. Honus and me comprehension questions by angie kennedy tpt. Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo.
This book illustrated very well with lots of cool pictures. He knows everything there is to know about the gameexcept how to play well. These are great books to read aloud or on your own. Amanda young joes elderly neighbor, who has a honus wagner t206 in her attic that joe found. Honus and me by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is the most valuable baseball card in the world, and in mint condition. May 22, 2018 i was kind of surprised, but the guy sitting next to me on the bench poked me in the ribs and said, watch this next one. 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. The fact that surprised me the most is that sharks dont sleep. His inner child comes out to play the new york times.
Cleaning out his neighbors attic, gawky 12yearold joe stoshack discovers a mintcondition, t206 honus wagner 1909 baseball cardthe most valuable piece. Fly guy presents sharks taught me a lot of new and interesting facts about sharks, but it also taught me about friendship and. The nook book ebook of the baseball card adventures. Seer, healer, goddess, slaveshe is all these things and more. The wackiest road trip in history comes to an actionpacked conclusion in book five of. 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 in a world series for the record books.
Thoroughly researched and illustrated with black and white period photographs of wagner, this. The summary is not like the other material in this book. Conflict resolution miss young finds the card dealer attacking joe. Critique my critique of this book is that it was a great book. 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. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe.
Ty cobb detroit tigers centerfielder, faced wagner and the pirates in the 1909 world series. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely unlikely to find. Oct 06, 2009 stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Fiction 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.
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. List two main characters and briefly describe each one. The parts that i liked about this book was how unlike most books it didnt tell you the conflict. Belonging to the brother of sister virginia muller, he left all his possessions to the baltimorebased school sisters of notre dame convent. With a shock, he recognizes the face of honus wagner, one of baseballs great early players. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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