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Title Abner Doubleday and baseball's beginning : separating fact from fiction / by Nel Yomtov.
Author Yomtov, Nelson, author.
Publication Info. North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2021]
©2021
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 Alafaya  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
 Southwest  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
 Washington Park  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
 Windermere  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
 Winter Garden  J 796.357 YOM    Check Shelves
Description 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Series Fact vs. fiction in U.S. history
Bibliography Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Contents Introduction -- The search for baseball's origins -- Enter Abner Graves -- A new challenge -- Does it matter?
Summary "Step up to the plate and separate fact from fiction in baseball's origins! Did Abner Doubleday really create America's favorite pastime, or does this story strike out? Learn all you can about baseball's beginnings with infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 8-11 Capstone.
Grades 4-6 Capstone.
Subject Baseball -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Doubleday, Abner, 1819-1893 -- Juvenile literature.
Genre Informational works.
Illustrated works.
ISBN 9781496695369 (library binding)
1496695364 (library binding)
9781496696717 (paperback) : $7.95
1496696719 (paperback)