As with most love stories, the inciting event is the meeting of the two romantic leadsafter spending the first half of the first act introducing the main character. I love how dan gutman really got inside of the readers head in the book so it feels like. Honus and me joe stoshack is the main charecter of this book honus and me. The card is of honus wagner, who promptly appears and takes him on a journey of selfdiscovery. Back then, women were not given the same rights as men. Honus is a static character because he keeps a positive attitude all threw the book. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. One day when joe was cleaning up amanda youngs garage, he found a honus wagner baseball card. Only about forty survived, making them one of the most valued collectors items in the world. While he was out in the water, he noticed a man floating in the distance, waving his arms and once dawson got on the rescue boat he noticed the same man was on the boat. Start with the story of jackie robinson and his important contributions to baseball and american history, then add to that engaging plot lines, colorful characters, and considerable surprises and you have a winning book, a perfect classroom readaloud. Joe knows everything about it, but he has one problem and that is he is not very good at baseball. In the wake of his parents separation, 10yearold billy seems to have continual conflicts. Includes questions, vocabulary and activities for each chapter and after reading the book.
They also had to deal with being treated unfairly at work, which was where whatever white lady they were serving lived. Jan 29, 2018 basically we can define conflict as a struggle between opposing forces two characters, a character and nature, or even an internal struggle conflict provides a level of angst into a story that engages the reader and makes him or her invested in finding out what happens. The book talks about how women get paid less at doing the same job as a man, which happens to ms. So he pockets it, and goes to show birdie farrell, the owner of the baseball card store. Jeremy thatcher, dragon hatcher, monsters ring, and jennifer murdleys toad by bruce coville and the cay by theodore taylor. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i.
When baseball nut joe stoshack, 12, finds a mint condition honus wagner baseball card, he discovers that it is more than the worlds most valuable card. Conflict 2 externaljason, piper, and leo have a conflict with three hungry cyclops after their flying metal dragon crashes into their lair. Horus or her, heru, hor in ancient egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. Honus and me baseball card adventure series by dan. I am not a big sports person, but honus and me had me hooked right from the beginning. Langston hughes poem dream variations is the inspiration for both the title and the epigraph of black like me. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This is another installment in the middle grade series with historical fiction set on a baseball diamond. Sitting here at the dinner table, im pretty sure i can flatten anything on earthfrom joe louis to the great wall of china. This book starts of by the main character joe stoshack and he is at school and his teacher has a show and tell for class and the prize is 4 tickets to kentucky kingdom. A young boy named joey, who loves baseball, finds the rarest baseball card ever in his neighbors attic while he is cleaning it. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book. In the middle of the night joe wakes up and face to face with him is honus wagner.
He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric egypt until the ptolemaic kingdom and roman egypt. Joe who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 honus wagner baseball cardin the attic of a neighbor, and travels back in time to meet honus. The book really helps to motivate kindergarten students to share. Conflict resolution miss young finds the card dealer attacking joe. One day when cleaning up his next store neighbors basement joe found a honus wagner card, the most valuable card in the world.
Holes by louis sachar and honus and me by dan gutman. Different forms of horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by egyptologists. This actionpacked sports story from the bestselling series finds stosh on his most important journey yet. The parts that i liked about this book was how unlike most books it didnt tell you the conflict until the ending of the book. Because it turns out stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. Stosh has the incredible ability to travel through time using baseball cardsand now hes headed back to 1909, when honus wagner played for the pittsburgh pirates. In the book, honus and me, joe stoshack finds a honus wagner t206 in his neighbors attic. As the game of all time began honus entered the field when i watched honus with his unstoppable rampage in the game finally it stopped it was a very slow motion thing to happen honus made it to base, but hed injured his hand in the process. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Joe wanted to see if babe ruth really did call his shot or if he was doing something else.
Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for. She comes out with a rifle and tells the man to get away from joe. It was rejected by many publishers before harpercollins finally accepted. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Jan 06, 20 honus is a static character because he keeps a positive attitude all threw the book. When teachers ask students to write book reports, they want the readers to think about what they have written. If you guessed the honus wagner baseball card, youre right. Avon books and author dan gutman have hit a home run with a new book, jackie and me. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. Miss young takes the card that actually belongs to her and tears it into pieces so that no one would be in danger ever again. The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. It is a very interesting book with a lot of facts about honus wagner.
Then he went to babe ruths game and saw that he really did call his shot. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. After losing a series of jobs and then being hired by the wealthy mrs. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. Full court conflict ebook by ce butler 9781503106383. That day, after another game where joeys team loses, he sees honus. Honus and me, an adventure book by dan gutman is really a great book about the old baseball legend honus wagner. He collects baseball cards, and thinks that if his family didnt have money problems, maybe his parents would get back together. But hes about to find out that its worth a lot more than money.
It was not only the first dan gutman i had read, but also the first baseball book i dont remember it perfectly because it was so long ago, but i do remember that i was sick and so wasnt involved in my parents decision to buy the book. T206 honus wagner 1909 baseball cardthe most valuable piece of cardboard in the world. When he came to me the words were hit for me while i get my hand better. The maids in this book deal with many internal conflict. Traynor to look after her quadriplegic son will, lou and will finally meet. When he wakes up, honus is gone, and joey believes it was all a dream. Another reason is flip and stosh couldnt find satchel paige in 1935. Were going to guess that griffin was really into hughes, since. Free honus and me study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Jim and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman.
Honus and me written by dan gutman spaghetti book club. Stosh has stumbled upon a t206 honus wagnerthe most valuable baseball card in the world. The madefortelevision movie the winning season, starring matthew modine, was adapted from this bestselling book. It is about joe stoshack and he is a big fan of baseball cards and his favorite player ever was honus wagner honus wagner is one of the most famose baseball players ever to live. Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo. Another reason i chose this book was because it was short enough that i could read in the time given. For example flip and stosh didnt have a satchel paige baseball card. Characters the main character in the book honus and me is joe stoshack. Joe stoshack may be an awkward kid, but he knows baseballand baseball cards. Tight flat spine, clean covers, corner bumping, edges gently flaking, shows signs of readers handling. Share read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Critique my critique of this book is that it was a great book. Many students tend to simply retell the story, reporting numerous.
Free honus and me worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Women are also not provided with the same jobs, most stay at home, and black women can pretty much only be a maid. The author also adds an interesting epilogue about the real honus wagner and why readers are extremely unlikely to find. A book report acts not to retell the story but to discuss some of the important elements of the story such as character, themes and plot.
Self in the book i think a major conflict is between juliette and herself. Its his ticket to an amazing timetravel adventure to a historic world series game, with one of. Dan gutman is a book about a guy named josh stoshack who loves baseball. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Honus was my first kindle e book from amazon, and it was a great reading experience. Getting air by dan gutman they can rule the halfpipe, but can they survive this. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card. When young baseball nut joe stoshack finds the most valuable baseball card in the world, a honus wagner t206, in a pile of garbage, he thinks hes struck it rich. Discover the triumphs and tragedies of one of baseballs greatest. One day as he was cleaning his neighbors attic he found a honus wagner baseball card. It is a quick to read book about a baseball player by the name of honus wagner. Honus tells joey he has natural talent, and gives him a few pointers. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines.
Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award. Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story. Review babe and me baseball card adventures the reading tub. List two main characters and briefly describe each one. He was not bluffing when, on the eve of operation brainstorm, he told general honus barker. Pointofviewwhose point of view is this story told from. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. The series includes encounters with honus wagner, jackie. Honus and me by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. Getting air book by dan gutman official publisher page. Joe wanted a honus wagner baseball card so bad so he went to his neighbors house and she was very old and he was.
In the beginning of the story, it explains how dawsons life is at the moment. The book i finished reading is called jackie and me a baseball card adventure by dan gutman. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with blackandwhite period photographs of wagner, this. He is working on an oil rig when an explosion happens and his job is lost. Now i am not a big baseball fan, but this book is so much more than a sports book. Like a true historian, gutman presented 1941 as a year full of conflict and. Honus and me is the story of joey sto shack, a kid. If you like baseball,then i think you would like this book. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. By my calculations, the professor was about fiftyfive times more powerful than a nagasakitype atomic bomb at the time he went into hiding.
She has this touch that she was born with that makes herself think she is a monster. He found a card and went to the date of october, 1st, 1932. In the book shatter me i feel that there are three conflicts person vs. It is also a granter of wishes and a timetravel portal, through which wagner visits him in the present, and joe goes to the 1909 world series. Buy understanding conflict management 2nd by sean colsey, chris woffenden isbn. The cyclops are very tall and want to eat the heroes. Skeeter, had to go through the scare of getting caught. Its long, dusty work, and joe is down to the last boxes when a piece of cardboard falls to the floor. How to write a plot for a book report pen and the pad. It is about a kid names stosh who plays baseball, hes also a big baseball card collector. But joe picks up the card, and uses his secret power, and brings honus to his bedroom. That provides quite a wow factor for young readers, inducing that jawdropping sense of wonder, which is what sports and books about.
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