{"product_id":"ballpark-lynn-curlee-9780689867422","title":"Ballpark: The Story of America's Baseball Fields","description":"\u003ci\u003eIf you love baseball, chances are you love one particular ballpark. Boston fans wax poetic about Fenway Park. Cubs fans are adamant that Wrigley Field is the classic ballfield. Busch Stadium is a hit with folks from Missouri, and Yankee fans are passionate about the House That Ruth Built....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Besides passionate fans, there's one other thing all ballparks -- from the Union Grounds in Brooklyn built in 1862 to the Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards built in 1992 -- have in common: Each has its own vibrant and unique history. \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBallpark, \u003c\/i\u003e Sibert Honor Award winner Lynn Curlee explores both the histories and the cultural significances of America's most famous ballparks. Grand in scope and illustrations, and filled with nifty anecdotes about these \"green cathedrals,\" \u003ci\u003eBallpark\u003c\/i\u003e also explores the changing social climate that accompanied baseball's rise from a minor sport to the national pastime. This is a baseball book like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn Curlee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0689867425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689867422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 11.08w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e80957 \/ Ballpark: The Story of America's Baseball Fields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2005 pg. 385 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/07\/2005 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2005 pg. 1288","brand":"Lynn Curlee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45933889552639,"sku":"9780689867422","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a921fe06-edc0-4a07-9566-819c669d35d9.jpg?v=1721789848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ballpark-lynn-curlee-9780689867422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}