20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) [Paperback]

Jon Buller (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Step into Reading

Roger's eccentric, junk-collecting friend Kenneth takes him on an awesome undersea ride in a homemade submarine. Their visit to a subaqueous cavern turns up a wonderful surprise: a cache of supervaluable baseball cards!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3-- Roger's elderly friend, Kenneth, who is a collector and a recycler, is upset about having his taxes raised. He takes the boy for an amazing ride in his homemade submarine to his undersea storage shed where Roger finds a trunkful of valuable baseball cards worth enough money to buy a Corvette and pay the taxes. Roger keeps his favorite card concluding that, ``Some things are worth more than money.'' It is doubtful that young readers will relate to themes of escalating taxes and selling baseball cards to buy a car that Roger cannot drive. On the other hand, the colorful cartoon illustrations are appealing and contribute greatly to the mundane text. The vocabulary and sentence structure are age appropriate. Marzollo's Soccer Sam or Donnelly's The Titanic: Lost & Found (both Random, 1987) are far more entertaining than this selection. --Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"A brash break from much easy-reading fare."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (August 27, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679815694
• ISBN-13: 978-0679815693
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.2 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars educational as well as fun, August 24, 2000

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This review is from: 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) (Paperback)

This book was perfect for my 6 year old son. It taught him about the importance of starting a hobby and the value it has to him and to others. More importantly, it was a book that I did not have to beg him to read. He wanted to learn how to read it himself. It has Baseball. It has Submarines. It has Mermaids. What more can you ask from a book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A cute book for kids under 9, July 21, 1999

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This review is from: 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) (Paperback)

My brother is 7, and LOVES baseball. I read this book to him 8 times, before we had to give it back to the library. He cried for almost an hour. Now, I can finally buy it for him.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great story, December 15, 2001

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This review is from: 20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4) (Paperback)

Hi: I run a home-day-care. All the boys at around 1st to 3rd grade level have really ejoyed this book. Great for getting the boy reading that isn't showing much interest. It is more about adventure and fun than about baseball. You will be disappointed in the book if you are getting it only because it says baseball cards. It is a great adventure when an older man and a young boy
become friends and they go under the sea to the man's special underwater treasure room. Very imaginative.