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Author: Sarah L. Thomson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 37
ISBN-13: 0544057392
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this picture book about exploring the big snowy world, a tiny polar bear learns that she can be brave--especially with Mom close by.
Author: David Ross
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0316559423
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER Packed with "compelling inside stories" (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from "Grandpa Rossy," the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team. In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making, seven-game series against the Cleveland Indians. Of the many storylines to Chicago's fairytale season, one stood out: the late-career renaissance of David Ross, the 39-year-old catcher who had played back-up for 13 of his 15 pro seasons. Beyond Ross's remarkably strong play, he became the ultimate positive force in the Cubs locker room, mentoring and motivating his fellow players, some of them nearly twenty years his junior. Thanks to Cubs Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, "Grandpa Rossy" became a social media sensation. No one, however, could have predicted that Ross's home run in his final career at bat would help seal the Cubs championship. Now, in Teammate, Ross shares the inspiring story of his life in baseball, framed by the events of that unforgettable November night.
Author: Kevin Kaduk
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2006-03-28
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1101210877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 2016 the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series after a 108 year losing streak. But before that, "never say die” was a way of life for Cubs fans, including sportswriter Kevin Kaduk... In the summer 2005 season, in a fit of nostalgic, heartfelt (and possibly insane) loyalty to his “Lovable Losers,” Kevin quit his job as a sportswriter in Kansas City and moved back to the Windy City on a quest to find the heart and soul of what has come to be known as “Wrigleyville.” As Kevin searched for answers, he found one hell of a good time. In this rollicking exploration of baseball and blind faith, he weaves a riveting tale of the team that stole his heart—and the life of the neighborhood surrounding baseball’s most historic ballpark. He takes us from the famed ivy-fronted bleachers in Wrigley Field to the full-blast party atmosphere that vibrates through the surrounding blocks every game day. He visits the rooftops across the street from the field where the beer is ice cold and the bratwurst never stops coming and explores the depths of Wrigleyville’s bar scene, where raucous celebration and heartrending commiseration are all too common. So crack open a cold one, and get ready to experience the true adventures of Kevin Kaduk—a man who took himself out to the ballgame, bought himself some peanuts and Cracker-Jack...and never came back.
Author: Tom Verducci
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2018-04-03
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 0804190038
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The New York Times Bestseller With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become World Series champions. It took 108 years, but it really happened. The Chicago Cubs are once again World Series champions. How did a team composed of unknown, young players and supposedly washed-up veterans come together to break the Curse of the Billy Goat? Tom Verducci, twice named National Sportswriter of the Year and co-writer of The Yankee Years with Joe Torre, will have full access to team president Theo Epstein, manager Joe Maddon, and the players to tell the story of the Cubs' transformation from perennial underachievers to the best team in baseball. Beginning with Epstein's first year with the team in 2011, Verducci will show how Epstein went beyond "Moneyball" thinking to turn around the franchise. Leading the organization with a manual called "The Cubs Way," he focused on the mental side of the game as much as the physical, emphasizing chemistry as well as statistics. To accomplish his goal, Epstein needed manager Joe Maddon, an eccentric innovator, as his counterweight on the Cubs' bench. A man who encourages themed road trips and late-arrival game days to loosen up his team, Maddon mixed New Age thinking with Old School leadership to help his players find their edge. The Cubs Way takes readers behind the scenes, chronicling how key players like Rizzo, Russell, Lester, and Arrieta were deftly brought into the organization by Epstein and coached by Maddon to outperform expectations. Together, Epstein and Maddon proved that clubhouse culture is as important as on-base-percentage, and that intangible components like personality, vibe, and positive energy are necessary for a team to perform to their fullest potential. Verducci chronicles the playoff run that culminated in an instant classic Game Seven. He takes a broader look at the history of baseball in Chicago and the almost supernatural element to the team's repeated loses that kept fans suffering, but also served to strengthen their loyalty. The Cubs Way is a celebration of an iconic team and its journey to a World Championship that fans and readers will cherish for years to come.
Author: Lorie Ann Grover
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780545530910
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →While his mother watches over him, Little Cub, a young lion, discovers the world around him.
Author: Roberts Ehrgott
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 511
ISBN-13: 080326478X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chicago in the Roaring Twenties was a city of immigrants, mobsters, and flappers with one shared passion: the Chicago Cubs. It all began when the chewing-gum tycoon William Wrigley decided to build the world’s greatest ball club in the nation’s Second City. In this Jazz Age center, the maverick Wrigley exploited the revolutionary technology of broadcasting to attract eager throngs of women to his renovated ballpark. Mr. Wrigley’s Ball Club transports us to this heady era of baseball history and introduces the team at its crazy heart—an amalgam of rakes, pranksters, schemers, and choirboys who take center stage in memorable successes, equally memorable disasters, and shadowy intrigue. Readers take front-row seats to meet Grover Cleveland Alexander, Rogers Hornsby, Joe McCarthy, Lewis “Hack” Wilson, Gabby Hartnett. The cast of characters also includes their colorful if less-extolled teammates and the Cubs’ nemesis, Babe Ruth, who terminates the ambitions of Mr. Wrigley’s ball club with one emphatic swing.
Author: Ruth Owen
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 161772159X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Introduces lion cubs and describes how these little lions learn to hunt and live as a group.
Author: Vixx Hubbard
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06-23
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →LITTLE CRITTERS, BIG ADVENTURES! meet the cubs in book #1 of this new series. Learn their names and a little bit about where they call home. Get to know the famous Mothman, Big Foot, Braxxie the flatwoods monster, and all of their friends! keep an eye out for more critters and even BIGGER adventures coming soon!
Author: Ruth Owen
Publisher: Bearport Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1617721581
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Describes how tiger cubs learn all about hunting and living on their own.
Author: Steve Johnson
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2008-04-15
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780760332467
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pairing historical black-and-white images with contemporary photographs, this book is a lavish celebration of the Chicago Cubs. It highlights the ballparks and fans, the players and teams, the broadcasters and behind-the-scenes figures who have defined Chicago baseball for more than a century.
