Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

This Day in History - April 8

April 8, 1974: Aaron sets new home run record

Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record back in 1974 (although it's been surpassed, of course).

What records have you broken? Encouraging children (of all ages) to reach for the stars, these are the Kane/Miller books that should inspire the artist, athlete and dreamer in all of us!

From England

Hit the Ball Duck
by Jez Alborough

From England

Dan's Angel:
A Detective's Guide to the Language of Paintings

Written by Alexander Sturgis
Illustrated by Lauren Child

From Switzerland

Marta and the Bicycle
Written by Germano Zullo
Illustrated by Albertine

From Australia

Bobbie Dazzler
Written by Margaret Wild
Illustrated by Janine Dawson

From Germany

What Eddie Can Do
by Wilfried Gebhard

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Baseball History

On February 2, 1876, the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, which comes to be more commonly known as the National League (NL), is formed. The American League (AL) was established in 1901 and in 1903, the first World Series was held.

After a recent experience with Trivia Pursuit questions, it occurred to me that I need to brush up on my sports and history knowledge.

Of course, History.com fills in that gap for me quite nicely, which is where the above facts were found.

I'm off to do more research...

From England

Hit the Ball Duck
by Jez Alborough