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Miracle Mud

Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball

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Pub Date Jan 01 2013 | Archive Date Apr 30 2013

Lerner Publishing Group | Millbrook Press ™

Children's Nonfiction | Sports

Description

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better way. Thanks to a well-timed fishing trip and a top-secret mud recipe, Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud was born. For seventy-five years, baseball teams have used Lena's magic mud to prepare baseballs before every game. Read the story of how Lena's mud went from a riverbank to the major leagues and all the way to the Hall of Fame.

Lena Blackburne loved baseball. He watched it, he played it, he coached it. But he didn't love the ways players broke in new baseballs. Tired of soggy, blackened, stinky baseballs, he found a better...

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Advance Praise

"Kelly provides information about an unusual aspect of the game in a sprightly, entertaining story with a great 'aha' moment. Dominguez's bright, expressive double-page spreads follow the events closely and make them live." —Kirkus Reviews

"Kelly provides information about an unusual aspect of the game in a sprightly, entertaining story with a great 'aha' moment. Dominguez's bright, expressive double-page spreads follow the events...

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ISBN 9780761380924
PRICE $18.99 (USD)

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