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Title details for Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies - Available

Bats at the Ballgame

by Brian Lies
Chris Sorensen
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The New York Times best-selling author of Bats at the Beach, Brian Lies crafts heartwarming tales that allow young listeners' imaginations to soar. With infectious rhymes, Lies also packs lots of laughs into his stories about a group of young bats who are always looking for fun. Here, the crew takes to the diamond for an exciting game of baseball. It's time for the bat all-star game, and our loveable heroes are ready to cheer on their favorite players. The grass is mowed, and the scoreboard is lit up, so grab a mothdog, your best mitt and a bat-the wooden kind-and join the gang at the ballpark for an unforgettable night of strikeouts and home runs.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Bats

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 15, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490662978
      • File size: 3328 KB
      • Duration: 00:06:55

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 620
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Brian Lies continues his bat stories at the baseball park after dark. With cheers, anthems, hits, and strikeouts, the bats shed new light (or darkness) on the American pastime. Teams include the Night Sox, and among the players is Bat Ruth. Chris Sorensen's narration shines with its clear enunciation. His pacing is deliberate, slow enough that listeners have ample opportunity to appreciate Lies's lyrical writing. Listen for the one golden moment when the immortal Casey of Mudville has company on the diamond. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 19, 2010
      Baseball stadiums have an innate magic, never more so than in the hands of Lies, whose latest has the winged creatures gathering for an epic game, complete with "beenuts and Cricket Jack," and an upside down audience. Smooth, unhurried rhymes illuminate a hidden world where bats, like humans, "feel a magic shift,/ and ride the currents of the game/ as time is set adrift." Each gleaming page is thick with detail, from the bats' first arrival ("We wing from dark to dazzling bright,/ startled by the stunning sight") to the final play. Fans of the other baseball bats will certainly enjoy these ones. Ages 3–7.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:620
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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