Great American Baseball Strike (Headliners) [Library Binding]

Blackbirch (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Headliners

The award-winning reporter explains the issues and the underlying factors behind the recent baseball strike that resulted in making 1994 the first year since 1904 that did not have a World Series.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8?Layden presents information in a well-organized and effective manner with, for the most part, relevant pictures and a snappy layout. The book begins with a lucid discussion of the issues that led to the recent strike. This is followed by a short discussion of the history of professional baseball. (The brevity of this chapter diminishes its usefulness.) However, a chapter on the often stormy history of owner/player relations is particularly good, giving a clear summary of the sometimes byzantine historical events that brought about the strike. The book ends with a discussion of the occurrences of this past spring, with a reminder that the present season got underway because of a court injunction, not because of a settlement. Obviously, this title is for a limited audience?hardcore baseball fans will probably be reluctant to read about something as painful as the strike, while others simply don't care. However, it should be just the ticket for reports on the topic, and the discussion of historical manager/player relations should make it worth keeping around in case there are more strikes to come. Full-color or black-and-white photos appear on almost every page.?Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

[SERIES LAST REVIEWED IN BKL D 1 92, under Brown, Gene. Gr. 5^-8.]

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press; 1st edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562949306
• ISBN-13: 978-1562949303
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,201,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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