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The innings and outs of baseball / by Jordan D. Brown ; illustrated by Dagney Downey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Ready-to-read. Level three, Megastar reader! | Science of fun stuffPublisher: New York : Simon Spotlight, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: Simon Spotlight editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1480680761 (Paw Prints)
  • 1481428616 (pbk.)
  • 1481428624 (hbk.)
  • 9781480680760 (Paw Prints)
  • 9781481428613 (pbk.)
  • 9781481428620 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
It's a hit! -- Tricky pitches -- Baseball experiments -- The stadium experience.
Summary: Did you know that every time you watch a baseball game, you are watching some great examples of physics in action? Why exactly does the amount of spin on a pitch determine how far a ball can be hit? And what's the scientific reason that using pine tar on the bat makes it easier to grip? Learn all about the science behind America's favorite pastime in this fact-fil led Level 3 Ready-to-Read!
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader 796.357 B878 Available 33111007715655
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Explores some of the physics principles at work in baseball, looking at why pine tar makes a bat easier to grip and why the spin on a pitch determines how far a ball can be hit.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

It's a hit! -- Tricky pitches -- Baseball experiments -- The stadium experience.

Did you know that every time you watch a baseball game, you are watching some great examples of physics in action? Why exactly does the amount of spin on a pitch determine how far a ball can be hit? And what's the scientific reason that using pine tar on the bat makes it easier to grip? Learn all about the science behind America's favorite pastime in this fact-fil led Level 3 Ready-to-Read!

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