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Casey At The Bat

The Story

Casey at the Bat ISBN: 0698115570
From Leah Polacco

Added text along with Patricia Polacco’s illustrations, follow Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s Casey At The Bat, A Ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888.
The timeless poem tells the tale of "mighty" Casey of the Mudville nine, who steps up to bat and strikes out during the crucial moment of a baseball game.
Polacco’s words link the poem to Little League, and advise young readers, "Don’t count your hits before they’re pitched."

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1) What did Casey's dad always say?
2) What team did Casey play for?
3) When Casey stepped into place, what was in his manner?
4) Why did Casey let the first ball strike?
5) What happened when the pitcher threw the second ball?
6) What did the audience yell when the umpire called strike two?
7) On the third ball, what was shattered by the force of Casey's blow?
8) Why was there no joy in Mudville?
9) Why did Casey say he had been struck out?
10) Who wrote Casey At The Bat, that was illustrated by Patricia Polacco?

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