From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 2–This story zeros in on one episode in Ruth's youth and will quickly capture the interest of children. Young George sees a dollar sitting on the bar of his father's tavern and uses it to buy frozen treats for all of the kids on the street. The cartoon artwork portrays the time period (1902) and provides sight clues for new readers. However, the story is sprinkled with a few difficult words (such as "through" and "sighed"), creating stumbling blocks for beginners, and it ends much too abruptly, leaving youngsters frustrated and unsatisfied.–Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Description
CRASH! Young George (Babe) Ruth sends his friends' baseball right through a kitchen window. George runs in fear all the way to his father's tavern, where he finds a dollar. That's enough money to buy ice cream for all his friends to make up for the lost ball! So he takes it. Even as a boy Babe Ruth was generous. But sometimes, it got him into big trouble....
Card catalog description
Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth, who would grow up to become a baseball legend, steals a dollar from his father's saloon to buy ice cream for his friends.
Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess (Ready-to-Read Childhood of Famous Americans Series: Level 2) ANNOTATION
Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth (who would grow up to become a baseball legend) steals a dollar from his father's saloon to treat his friends to ice cream. Includes timeline.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
CRASH! Young George (Babe) Ruth sends his friends' baseball right through a kitchen window. George runs in fear all the way to his father's tavern, where he finds a dollar. That's enough money to buy ice cream for all his friends to make up for the lost ball! So he takes it. Even as a boy Babe Ruth was generous. But sometimes, it got him into big trouble....
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Nicole Peterson
The "Ready-to-Read" series is divided into levels so that children who are at all reading levels will be able to read books and enjoy them. This book is a Level Two book, designed for children who are starting to read on their own and are ready for larger word challenges. The pictures do a great job of illustrating this story of Babe Ruth. Unfortunately, this book does not clearly teach children about moral values, especially since many young children consider Babe Ruth an idol. The story states that Babe hits a baseball through a window, and then runs away; he steals money from his fathers salon to buy ice cream for his friends and then runs away from his parents when his father is going to punish him for stealing the money. A sentence was included that said, "Sometimes good boys do bad things." With parental guidance, the story could be of value, but without that guidance, this story lacks in moral teaching. The end of the book contains a timetable of Babe Ruth's life. 2004, Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, Ages 5 to 7.
School Library Journal
K-Gr 2-This story zeros in on one episode in Ruth's youth and will quickly capture the interest of children. Young George sees a dollar sitting on the bar of his father's tavern and uses it to buy frozen treats for all of the kids on the street. The cartoon artwork portrays the time period (1902) and provides sight clues for new readers. However, the story is sprinkled with a few difficult words (such as "through" and "sighed"), creating stumbling blocks for beginners, and it ends much too abruptly, leaving youngsters frustrated and unsatisfied.-Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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