Bibliographical Information

Thayer, E. L. (2001). Casey at the bat a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888. New York: Scholastic.

Genre

Poetry

Format

Audio

Summary

Ernest Lawrence Thayer's Casey at the bat: a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888, recording not only the events of the day--Casey's ninth-inning strikeout and the Mudville nine's four-to-two defeat--but also a broader view of the baseball world

Curriculum Connection

ELA4W3- ELA5W3

b. Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e., prefaces, appendices, indices, glossaries, and tables of contents).

Award Information.

Caldecott Medal/Honor