The Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Cam Jansen (Pb)) [Library Binding]

David A. Adler (Author), Susanna Natti (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Cam Jansen (Pb) (Book 6)

The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades. Now the first ten books in the series have updated covers that bring new life to these perennial best-sellers. Old fans and new readers will love Cam's cool, modern look!

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"What wrongdoer is any match for Cam Jansen, the girl with the amazing photographic memory?" ( Booklist) "An uncluttered plot, a clever heroine, clear language, and a dash of humor make for a zestful mystery."(School Library Journal)

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 74 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback Books (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417732938
• ISBN-13: 978-1417732937
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,160,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I write both fiction and non-fiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later. Of course, since I'll be spending a lot of time with each main character, why not have him or her be someone I like? Andy Russell is based, loosely, on a beloved member of my family. He's fun to write about and the boy who inspired the character is even more fun to know. Cam Jansen is based even more loosely on a classmate of mine in the first grade whom we all envied because we thought he had a photographic memory. Now, especially when my children remind me of some promise they said I made, I really envy Cam's amazing memory. I have really enjoyed writing about Cam Jansen and her many adventures. For my books of non-fiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. My first biography was Our Golda: The Life of Golda Meir. To research that book, I bought a 1905 set of encyclopedia. Those books told me what each of the places Golda Meir lived in were like when she lived there. I've written many other biographies, including books about Martin Luther King, Jr; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Helen Keller; Harriet Tubman; Anne Frank; and many others in my Picture Book Biography series. I've been a Yankee and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades so I wrote Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. It's more the story of his great courage than his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig. I am working now on another book about a courageous man, Janusz Korczak. My book One Yellow Daffodil is fiction, too, but it's based on scores of interviews I did with Holocaust survivors for my books We Remember the Holocaust, Child of the Warsaw Ghetto, The Number on My Grandfather's Arm, and Hiding from the Nazis. The stories I heard were compelling. One Yellow Daffodil is both a look to the past and to the future, and expresses my belief in the great spirit and strength of our children. I love math and was a math teacher for many years, so it was fun for me to write several math books including Fraction Fun, Calculator Riddles, and Shape Up! Fun with Triangles and Other Polygons. In my office I have this sign, "Don't Think. Just Write!" and that's how I work. I try not to worry about each word, even each sentence or paragraph. For me stories evolve. Writing is a process. I rewrite each sentence, each manuscript, many times. And I work with my editors. I look forward to their suggestions, their help in the almost endless rewrite process. Well, it's time to get back to dreaming, and to writing, my dream of a job. David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 children's books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Baseball Mystery, May 3, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Mass Market Paperback)

Hi tI am an 8-year old boy and I am writing this for the people. What I is going to do is try to convince you to buy this book . Now I will tell you what I want to say. I think this was a great and wonderful book. David A. Alder is a kids books kind of person. The illustrations are great and pretty. I recommend anyone to read and buy this book Because it is a great and wonderful book, full of surprises and mysteries of all sorts that is only eight chapters long. Thank you and goodbye.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baseball has never seen the likes of her memory before!, January 18, 2005

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WannaBeABetty (The Sunshine State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Paperback)

You have to love Cam Jansen. When you're a kid, you read all of these stories about magic powers, mystery, and adventure. But everyone tells you magic can't exist. Cam Jansen manages to solve every case without the use of magic... she's a real girl. That's what makes her special and what makes you want to read more and more. Cam Jansen is a real kid superhero, and the thought that a person like her could actually exist... makes her the best kid detective ever! Our family loves Cam Jansen!

4.0 out of 5 stars A book for the young fan of baseball or mysteries, August 22, 2010

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (Paperback)

This book will appeal to children interested in baseball or mysteries. Cam Jansen is a fifth grader with a photographic memory and she is at a hobby show with her friend Eric Shelton. An elderly man with a baseball exhibit shows them a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth and Cam demonstrates her ability to memorize a scene.
The baseball turns up missing and Cam and Eric are on the case, Cam recalls the images of the events and they track down the culprit. There is no hint of danger to the children and the clue to the solution is clearly presented. This is a simple story that young baseball fans with enjoy, even if they are not ordinarily fond of mysteries. Fans of mysteries will enjoy it even if they have no interest in baseball.