Author, Phil Bildner is coming to Chandler Elementary May 17!

1. Dear Parents, Author, Phil Bildner is coming to our school as a special guest on Monday, May 17. He will be explaining to students how and why he writes his books. We are happy to offer his books for sale prior to the presentation. Each book will be autographed and personalized for your child if you choose to purchase one. For all parents interested, below is a book order and a brief description of Mr. Bildner’s works. Books should be ordered and paid for in advance. Please make checks payable to Barnes & Noble. (Barnes & Noble will be handling the sale of the books. You do not need to go to their store.) The books will be delivered to Chandler on May 17 so that Mr. Bildner will be able to autograph them. Barnes & Noble will be giving the library back 10% of the sales! Student name _______________________ Teacher ____________________ How would you like the book to be personalized? __________________________ Author, Phil Bildner is coming to Chandler Elementary May 17! Magic in the Outfield The first in the Sluggers Series. Meet Griffith, Graham and Ruby Payne and the Travelin’ Nine travel baseball team. Join them for all their mysterious adventures with their magical baseball. Paperback $6.48 Qty: _____ Great Balls of Fire Third in the Series, the Payne family is now pulling into Chicago and they need to earn money and keep their cool. How can they when the Chancellor knows about their magic baseball? Paperback $6.48 Qty:_____ Blastin’ the Blues With the Rough Riders down a player, Graham finally gets a chance to play with them. Now headed toward the Big Easy will they make enough to pay off the Payne family debt? Hardcover $17.31 Qty: ______ Shot Heard Round the World More than just a story about baseball, this is a sweeping view of life in Brooklyn in the summer of 1951, from its streets, to its Cyclone, to its stadium. Hardcover $18.35 Qty:_______ Water, Water Everywhere The Travelin’ Nine baseball team needs a new pitcher and these former Rough Riders are stumped as to where to find one. Now in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, follow the adventures in the 4th installment. Paperback $6.48 Qty:_____ Horsin’ Around Second in the Series, the year is 1899 and the Travelin’ Nine baseball team are crossing the USA trying to pay off a family debt. Paperback $6.48 Qty:_____ Greatest Game Ever Played This book tells the heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of this historic moment in 1958 between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants famous match-up. Hardcover $19.47 Qty:_____ Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy Shoeless Joe Jackson, said by some to be the greatest baseball player ever, goes into a hitting slump just before he is to start his minor league career. He asks a friend to make him a special bat to help him hit. Paperback $7.57 Qty: ____ Turkey Bowl It’s Thanksgiving and that means it’s time for football! Hardcover $17.31 Qty: ____ Twenty-One Elephants Eight-year-old Hannah, upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, enlists the help of P.T. Barnum and his twenty-one elephants to prove to her father and all of Brooklyn that the bridge is safe. Hardcover $19.47 Qty: _______ The Hallelujah Flight This picture book recreates the historic flight of James Banning, the first African-American pilot to fly across the continental United States. Narrated in the voice of Thomas Allen, Banning’s mechanic and copilot on the 1932 flight from Los Angeles to New York. Hardcover $18.39 Qty:_____ Thank you! Books supplied by Barnes & Noble 15th St. All prices include tax. All books must be purchased in advance. Make checks payable to Barnes & Noble. Payments due by MAY 4, 2010