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catladybibliophile's review against another edition
3.0
Summary: Casey at the Bat is a baseball poem. It is about a baseball game, where one team is down in a town called Mudville. The fans pin all of their hopes on a player named Casey, who apparently has a good batting record and who they feel can save the game. But, two players are up before him, who they don't have hope in. To everyone's surprise, the two players before Casey get on base, on 2nd and 3rd, so there is hope of winning when Casey steps up. he poem ends with Thayer have set up all of our expectations for Casey to blow the ball out of the park, but, in reality, he strikes out. It's a great poem, that has a really cool ending that surprises the reader and makes for a good chuckle. I hope that those thoughts help; if you haven't read the poem yourself, give it a go. It's an easy read, and very entertaining.
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Genre: Poetry
Audience: Ages 9-12
Theme/Life Lessons: Success and Failure; Fans learn to accept loss from their team; that is just part of the way the game is played. The game described in the poem is a turbulent ride for the fans’ emotions, swinging from the gloom of the first twelve lines to ensuing hope and then ultimate loss. They could still walk away with the consolation that it is only a game, that nobody was permanently injured, that there is always next week, or next season, for Mudville to win. A team’s loss is not really a failure on the scale that a man’s loss is.
Curriculum Use: Independent reading or read aloud
Recommendations/Awards: Caldecott Honor
Characters:
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Ages 9-12
Theme/Life Lessons: Success and Failure; Fans learn to accept loss from their team; that is just part of the way the game is played. The game described in the poem is a turbulent ride for the fans’ emotions, swinging from the gloom of the first twelve lines to ensuing hope and then ultimate loss. They could still walk away with the consolation that it is only a game, that nobody was permanently injured, that there is always next week, or next season, for Mudville to win. A team’s loss is not really a failure on the scale that a man’s loss is.
Curriculum Use: Independent reading or read aloud
Recommendations/Awards: Caldecott Honor
iceangel9's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Charming story, beautifully illustrated.
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