AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Phil Bildner/Zachary Pullen
PUBLISHER:Putnam Juvenile PUBLICATION
DATE: August 3, 2006
GENRE: Historical Fiction READING
LEVEL: Third Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Sam and his dad loved the Giants baseball team then the team moved from New York. Pop lost his job and Sam got a job, when Sam was let go his boss gave him tickets to a football game. He took his Pop to it. Even though the team lost, they knew it was the Greatest Game Ever Played.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will re-create the story in small groups and act out in a short play.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kasey Casey, Valdosta State University ECSE
LABELS: sports, historical fiction, tradition
