Recreation+(Baseball)

Baseball (Babe Ruth)

Photograph of Babe Ruth, courtesy of:@http://www.flickr.com/photos/btard/135636695/

Print Resources:
Burleigh, R. (1998). //Home run: the story of Babe Ruth.// San Diego: Silver Whistle. A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.

Gutman, D. (2000). //Babe and me: a baseball card adventure.// New York: Avon Books. With their ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

Macht, N. (1991). //Babe Ruth.// New York: Chelsea House. Presents the life and career of George Herman Ruth, perhaps the most talented and popular player in baseball history.

Sanford, W. (1992). //Babe Ruth.// New York: Crestwood House. The life story of the greatest home-run hitter, Babe Ruth, baseball player extraordinaire.

====Web-Based Resources: ====

 Kids Clubhouse @BabeRuthCentral.com  This site has a wealth of information on Babe Ruth, including "Babe's Life as a Kid," "How Babe Got His Nickname," collectibles, video clips, and links to audio clips from a radio show from 1934 called "The Adventures of Babe Ruth."

 National Baseball of Fame  This site offers a brief biography of Babe Ruth, as well as some of his baseball statistics. There are also some video clips, including a Highlights video: **http://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/videos/ruth_babe_hts_400.wmv** (click on the wmv link to view the video)

 The Official Babe Ruth Website  At baberuth.com, you'll find the following and more: .
 * News
 * Biography
 * Stats
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Achievements
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quotes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Media Gallery
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Awards
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fast Facts

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Yahoo! Kids <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Follow this link for an entry about Babe Ruth from the Columbia Encyclopedia on the Yahoo! Kids website. Included is information about his Early Life and his Major-League Career.