Take Me Out to the Yakyu

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About the Book

Flying Starts: Aaron Meshon

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/58039-spring-2013-flying-starts-aaron-meshon.html

Articles For Reference

Bento Boxes, Chanting, and Politeness Distinguish Japanese Ball.

A young girl takes a trip to Japan. She describes her experience of watching a game between the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and the Chunichi Dragons in Tokyo.

https://www.sikids.com/si-kids/2016/01/12/amazing-world-japanese-baseball

Culture

Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" routine, 1953

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg

Vin Scully calls Hank Aaron's milestone home run as he passes Babe Ruth for the most career home runs, 1974

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqYThEVoSQ

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" with lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYWX7ZXd5I

Japanese baseball home run call

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ObA7vCLS0

Language

Japanese baseball terms:

Ganbatte: Good luck!

Ganbare: Hang in there!

Kattobase (insert player’s name): Let it rip (insert player’s name)!

Related Children's Books

Mochizuki, Ken (1993). Baseball Saved Us. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Perl, Lila (2016). Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Thompson, Holly (2007). The Wakame Gatherers. Walnut Creek, CA: Shen’s Books.

Teaching Activities

Grand Activities for Grandparents Day: ideas on how to involve the community to celebrate Grandparents Day

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/grandparents_day.shtml