Miracle Mud, David A. Kelly
Miracle Mud, David A. Kelly
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Miracle Mud
Lena Blackburne and the Secret Mud That Changed Baseball

Author: David A. Kelly

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2022

Synopsis

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.

About David A. Kelly

DAVID A. KELLY has written for many newspapers and magazines, and Babe Ruth and the Baseball Curse, published in spring 2009, was his first book for children. He lives 15 minutes from Fenway Park in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife, Alice; two sons, Steven and Scott; and a dog named Sam.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Oak Lawn Public Library -

Lexile Level/Age Level: 480L; Ages 7-11 Pages: 32 pages Summary: Lena Blackburne only dream was to be a great baseball player. He played for many teams and played many positions, but was never a good baseball player, so he became a baseball coach. While he was a coach, he found a big problem, the baseb......more

Goodreads review by Erin

A short, snappy read aloud about baseball and mud. My preschooler loved it. So what’s not to like? I’ll tell you: (view spoiler)[ OH MY GOSH, WHY DOES NO ONE ELSE JUST SELL SOME MUD TO THE BASEBALL TEAMS? I completely missed why Blackburne’s mud is so special that no one else ever founded a competing mud business. (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Carol

Lena Blackburne wanted to be a famous ballplayer. He tried playing every position for many different teams, but he just wasn't good enough. Although Lena Blackburne was not a star baseball player, he loved everything about the game. After he retired he stayed close to the game and found somewhere he......more

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