The Baseball Mystery — Carole Marsh

It's time to “Play ball!” when Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa take a tour of baseball's most famous places and slide head-first into a mystery complete with broken bats, blistering fastballs, and a diamond more valuable than a game-winning home run! 


LOOK WHAT'S INSIDE THIS MYSTERY! 

Places: Turner Field, Atlanta, GA • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown, NY • Babe Ruth Birth Place Museum, Baltimore, MD • Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, Williamsport, PA • Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY • Fenway Park, Boston, MA • Yankee Stadium, NY • Puerto Rico • Plaza at Turner Field • Adirondack Mountains • The Grandstand Theater • Otsego Lake


Educational Items: Rules of Baseball • Negro American League • All-American Girls Professional Baseball League • Delta Airlines • Coca Cola • Atlanta Braves • Boston Braves/Beaneaters • 1996 World Series • 1996 Summer Olympics • Baseball Statistics • New York Yankees • The Great Depression • Civil War • Milwaukee Braves


People:  Babe Ruth • Chipper Jones • Hank Aaron • Abner Doubleday • Jackie Robinson • Roberto Clemente • Derek Jeter • Ty Cobb • Honus Wagner • CY Young • Mickey Mantle • Lou Gehrig • Phillip Wrigley


This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, a scavenger hunt and activities. 


Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book:

Grade Levels: 3-6

Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 4.2

Accelerated Reader Points: 2

Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 150375

Lexile Measure: 600

Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q

Developmental Assessment Level: 40