Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth
by Robert Burleigh and Mike Wimmer
"He always had this swing. This easy, upthrusting swing. This 'pretty' swing,... read more
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Sports
- Picture Book
Year Published 2003
Word Count 380
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 890L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 34830, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- Physical Education
- English Language Arts
- Lists With This Book
- Books and Baseball
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mike Wimmer
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Robert Burleigh
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Poetry Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Awards & Distinctions 2

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 1999

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1998
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