Books with title World Series

The World Series has decided the champion of Major League Baseball since 1903! 30 teams swing it out each year for a chance to take home the Commissioners Trophy and become the champion of Americas favorite pastime. Students will read about big hits, repeat champions, and much more in this exciting title. Opening narratives make readers feel like they are at the big game. Fun facts offer bonus information about the championship. Team profile sidebars highlight the most successful teams in each sport.

The World Series dates back to the early 20th century, a time when many Americans were already longing for a return to simpler times. The sport of baseball, with its slow, measured pace and lush green field, reminded fans of life outside of the hustle and bustle of the big city. But it also provided moments of high drama, moments in which crowd went quiet in anticipation of the next pitch and an entire season rested on the single swing of a bat. World's Greatest Sporting Events: World Series takes a look back at some of those moments, seared into the collective memory of this country, that have made baseball a worldwide pastime.

See a program from the 1930 World Series, relive the moment when the Miracle Mets took to the field in victory, and count the flags on the World Series Trophy. Photographs from the archives of the MLB and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum grace the pages of Eyewitness World Series, making it the ultimate insider's look at the best of baseba