Writers often ask me, how do i figure out what genre my book is. What is the genre of a book and why is it so important. A baseball card adventure by dan gutman online at alibris. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. The card is of honus wagner, who promptly appears and takes him on a journey of selfdiscovery. 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. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together. A young boy named joey, who loves baseball, finds the rarest baseball card ever in his neighbors attic while he is cleaning it. 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. Pointofviewwhose point of view is this story told from. Dan gutman physical description big man not tall, but solid was funny looking.
Here is a list of the characters in the book honus and me. One of the first five players to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame in its first year in 1939, he was probably the best shortstop in baseballs history. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. For me, it starts with knowing the type of book i want to write. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Conflict resolution miss young finds the card dealer attacking joe.
Popular childrens author dan gutman creates a fantastic adventure that is sure to hit a home run with baseball fans of all ages. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. This quiz is a comprehensionskills quiz over the book honus and me by dan gutman. You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever more. Apr 04, 2012 writers often ask me, how do i figure out what genre my book is. Jun 22, 2010 honus wagner was the first american sports superstar of the twentieth century. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. The my weird school series and its several companion series center around arlo a.
While he is cleaning it out, he discovers an honus wagner baseball card from 1909. Here are the 100 titles we think every boy should read. Its a favorite of my students and a great book to start or end a study of the alphabet. 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. This quiz is for people who love to read, but need help figuring out what book genre fits them best, and that they can relate to the most. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. While the answer is straightforward for some people, it can be a tricky question for others. Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store.
Subsets of genres, known as common genres or subgenres, have developed from the types of genres in written expression. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled. Honus and me is included in the kids wings collection, tales for two centuries in a spiralbound book. Honus and me, an adventure book by dan gutman is really a great book about the old baseball legend honus wagner. Only about forty survived, making them one of the most valued collectors items in the world. Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story. I love maniac magee by jerry spinelli for fifthgraders. Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Joe found a honus wagner baseball card in an old ladies attic that he was cleaning up for her.
Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it feels like. Honus and me literature study by mrs hansens helpfuls tpt. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. His great career, which stretched from 1895 to 1917, most of it with the pittsburgh pirates, occurred simultaneously with the dawn of baseball as a popular. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. It becomes even more complicated if youre also resisting the idea that you have to put a classification or label on your novel at all. It becomes even more complicated if youre also resisting the idea that you have to. Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book.
Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Its part of a free multipart training guide about genres of books, written by a former ny times bestselling literary agent. One day joey finds the 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, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates.
When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with blackandwhite period photographs of wagner, this. Dan gutman is the bestselling author of the several series of books for children, including the genius files, the baseball card adventures, the my weird school series, and others. This book will make you want to keep flipping the pages until there are. If you could have one wish, what would you be most likely to wish for. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Listen to honus wagner by jeanne devaleria, dennis devaleria. 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. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Cleaning out his neighbors attic, gawky 12yearold joe stoshack discovers a mintcondition, t206 honus wagner 1909 baseball cardthe most valuable.
List two main characters and briefly describe each one. Honus and me by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. Johnny hellers narration adds extra spin to the action.
I highly recommend honus and me by dan gutman, which is a newer book, but. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. Honus was my first kindle ebook from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Honus wagner was the first american sports superstar of the twentieth century. Facts about dan gutman 1many of dan gutmans books revolves around baseball. 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. Classic fiction that has become part of an accepted literary canon, widely taught in schools. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely unlikely to find. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe. Honus wagner and the most famous baseball card ever by jane yolen book. Comicsgraphic novel comic magazine or book based on a sequence of pictures often handdrawn and words. 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. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card. The story follows young joe shosak,who is a poor and frustrated 9 year old baseball player and son who just cant seem to find any luck on the field and off. Apr 04, 2004 the story follows young joe shosak,who is a poor and frustrated 9 year old baseball player and son who just cant seem to find any luck on the field and off. It was a great fantasy read with plenty of baseball facts for young readers. His big break comes in shape of a vintage baseball card of honus wagner, mysteriously he is sucked back in time and is in the body of a 25 year old version of himself and winds up face to. For more than 100 years, boys life has featured thousands of great books for boys. Oct 06, 2009 stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. Well, while not a general fan of science fiction and fantasy, some of the top baseball fiction books combine. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. 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.