Lena Blackburne loved baseball, but he was tired of how players broke in new balls. The baseballs were soggy, blackened and stinky! So he came up with a top-secret mud recipe that is still used today to prepare baseballs for play.
Love this book. I gave it to my 6th grade son, Owen, who plays and loves the game of baseball. He thought it was an "easy" book being a picture book, but he too ended up loving it. "I learned a lot from this book that I thought was going to just be an easy picture book. I can't believe that something created 75 years ago is still being used in baseball. The pictures helped me a lot too."
So there you have it! Be sure to add this to your list whether you're a fan of the game or not.
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