Our summer school this year is focusing on the history of baseball, particularly as it pertains to American history. We’ll be looking at things like WWII and the Civil Rights Movement, and the impact they had on our national pastime. I have to admit, the reading list is slightly biased towards the Cardinals, but what can I say…they are “America’s Team!” We’ll also be taking a few field trips…a Busch Stadium tour, a Cardinals game, and a visit to the new Cardinals hall of fame (I warned you that it’s going to be Cardinals biased!). This is one of the most exciting summer school units I’ve planned so far…I can’t wait to get started!
- Casey at the Bat
- Who’s on First?
- Baseball: An Illustrated History
- DK Eyewitness Books: Baseball
- Brothers at Bat
- Baseball Saved Us
- We are the Ship
- H is for Home Run
- F is for Fenway
- W is for Wrigley
- There Goes Ted Williams
- Henry Aaron’s Dream
- A Whole New Ball Game
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s Greatest
- Jackie Robinson: Young Sports Trailblazer
- Roberto Clemente: Young Ball Player
- Lou Gehrig: One of Baseball’s Greatest
- Baseball’s Best: Five True Stories
- Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball
- 100 Things Cardinals Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die
- One Last Strike
- Stan Musial: An American Life
- Official Rules of Major League Baseball
- Story of Baseball Coloring Book
- Roadside Baseball
- The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip
- Ballpark Mysteries Series (Link goes to book one of nine)
- Baseball Math
- Baseball: How it Works
- St. Louis Cardinals 2014 Official Media Guide
We’ll also be using a few non-book resources for our studies:
- Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
- Baseball’s Greatest Games: 2011 World Series Game Six
- The Red Sox Album
And a few movies, just for fun:
- A League of Their Own
- Field of Dreams
- The Natural
- The Sandlot
- Bad News Bears