The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. Dan gutman books, author biography, and reading level. Dan gutman was born in new york city on october 19, 1955. World of dan gutman books harpercollins childrens books. In this actionpacked, new york times bestselling adventure, twelveyearold twins coke and pepsi mcdonald embark on a family vacation youll have to read to believe. The usual book, fiction, history, novel, scientific research, as skillfully as various other sorts of books are. The baseball card adventures is a series of childrens novels by american author dan gutman. He currently resides in new york city, new york, usa. At 2pm, im going to do a readaloud of my new my weird school book miss blake is a flake. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card. None of them were big sellers, but it was a lot more fun than writing about computers.
A baseball card adventure by dan gutman january 21, 2003. He has also expanded into writing about other sports. But he soon faced numerous rejection letters, until the. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. With the realkid humor that has earned dan gutman millions of fans around the world, and featuring weirdbuttrue american. This is the twelfth and final book in the series which started in 1997 with honus and me. Some of his other popular books are the million dollar series and the genius files. Signed presentation from gutman on the verso of the front endpaper tthat flips to the title page. In 1992, when my son, sam, was two years old, i decided to try writing for children. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site. He also discovers he has the power to travel through time, using baseball cards as his time machine. He enjoyed researching and writing the baseball card adventure series because he loves sports. His books include the my weird school series more than 10 million copies sold, the baseball card adventures more than 1.
This led to my first adult baseball book, it aint cheatin if you dont get caught. He received a degree in psychology from rutgers university in 1977. Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. You can also watch these readalouds later, or on dan s web site. Baseball card adventures book list in publication order. Darryl brocks if i never get back, but is put to good use here in a childrens story. Before becoming a childrens writer, gutman worked as a newspaper columnist and video game magazine editor. Baseball card adventures 11 book series kindle edition.
When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. You can also watch these readalouds later, or on dans web site. Mickey amp me a baseball right here, we have countless book mickey amp me a baseball card adventures 5 dan gutman and collections to check out. He started a video game magazine in 1982 called video games player, which later became computer games. Dan gutman complete series list your guide to fiction books. As usual, stosh will encounter the unexpected, be humiliated, almost get killed, and learn a valuable life lesson. Stosh thinks he will be going on an adventure with mickey mantle. What is dan gutmans favorite baseball team answers. The surprise isoh, go read the book and find out for yourself. No one could possibly not acknowledge that, admits bestselling author dan gutman. A baseball card adventure by dan gutman paperback book the parent store.
The complete series list for a baseball card adventure dan gutman. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book. Books mickey amp me a baseball card adventures 5 dan gutman. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel. Dan gutman has 217 books on goodreads with 237381 ratings. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. These are weird times, so i thought a little fireside chat might help. American childrens author whose bestknown works include the my weird school and baseball card adventures series. Baseball card adventures series by dan gutman goodreads. All these products are based on the my weird school books and characters developed by dan gutman and jim paillot. Baseball card adventures book list in publication order, reading level information, appropriate. Actually, dan gutman grew up in new jersey and he writes on a laptop computer. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Here is a partial list of some of dan gutmans books.
The series is about a joe stoshack, a boy who can travel through time whenever he touches an old baseball card. It sold pretty well, and i wrote several more baseball books for adults. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. When i first got started, i thought i was a genius. An nfl quarterback once threw a touchdown pass to himself. Dan gutman is an american author of childrens novels and nonfiction books. Other than his joe stoshack baseball series legacy to his eager readers, dan gutmans humorous look at school adventures with his other books are not only funny, but additionally, captivating and informative page turners. Find the complete baseball card adventures book series by dan gutman.
Before the 1996 presidential election, there was quite a bit of debate about whether bob dole might be too old to be president. Charming use of the time travel device that has been seen in other baseball fiction e. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is an american writer, primarily of childrens fiction. Hundreds of hysterical facts plus tons of photos and pictures. Feb 02, 2000 116 of 61 results for dan gutman baseball books skip to main search results amazon prime. Dan gutman is the perfect author for baseball loving little boys. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety. Sports by dan gutman books, resources, supplies, tools. A rare baseball card transports a kid back in time to the 1909 world series.
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With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the. Childrens author and lifelong baseball fan dan gutman recounts how he himself was actually the hero in the new york mets miraculous defeat of the boston red sox in game six of the 1986 world seriesthe infamous bill buckner game. My weird school author dan gutman reads from one of his books here every weekday at 2pm east coast time, and hell keep doing it until the kids go back to school. Dan gutman may be weird, but he is also beloved by kids, parents, and teachers across the country. Oct 11, 2015 look no further than the baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Look no further than the baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Find all the latest baseball card adventures books on our baseball card adventures series page.
He is best known for the popular young reader book series the genius files and my weird school. Many of his books are in his my weird school series and its sequel series as well as his baseball card adventures series. The baseball card adventure series in order dan gutman. He played in little league as a kid, and one of the first magazine articles he ever sold explained the. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Dan gutman s baseball card adventures series brings the legends of baseball back to life. Childrens fiction writer, dan gutman, is an american writer who has written popular book series such as my weird school series, the genius files, the homework machine series and the baseball card adventures series. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is famous for being childrens author. Dan gutmans baseball card adventures series brings the legends of baseball back to life. He will end up in the year the card is from, near the player on the card. Dan gutman imes news katonah lewisboro school district.
But unlike other fans, joe has the astonishing ability to travel through time and solve one of baseballs greatest puzzles. The fifth book in my baseball card adventure series. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state. The my weird school series and its several companion series center around arlo a. We additionally provide variant types and in addition to type of the books to browse. Dan gutman is an american writer of childrens fiction who lives in new york city. About the author 2003 dan gutman was born in new york city on october 19, 1955. Dan gutman is the bestselling author of the several series of books for children, including the genius files, the baseball card adventures, the my weird school series, and others. Dan gutmans most popular book is miss daisy is crazy. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and.